I fell over in the dark last week. As I crashed to the ground time slowed down, as it always […]
Tag Archive for ‘gardening’
Friday Flora – Parrotia persica
I’m not very good at trees. As most of my horticultural career has focused on container planting I have limited experience […]
Friday Flora – Gentiana spp
This week I nipped up to Yorkshire to give a talk, it was great fun and my hosts were so […]
Friday Flora – Araucaria heterophylla
Today I am thinking about a tree I nearly had. Or at least I had a little one in a […]
James Bond’s Choice of Tulips
It’s time to order spring bulbs again. My problem is that I love them all and my wish list can […]
Friday Flora – Ageratum houstonianum ‘Timeless Mixed’
Don’t tell anyone I said this, but I’m not very good at growing plants from seed. I always buy too […]
Friday Flora – Clematis ‘Polish Spirit’
A friend on Twitter mentioned this clematis recently and remarked on how long it had been flowering in his garden. […]
FridayFlora – Rosa ‘Débutante’
I’m not all that keen on pink, and yet I seem to end up with a lot of pink flowers. When […]
Friday Flora – Allium cristophii
I have too many alliums in my garden. Their leaves make fine highways for slugs and snails and hamper every […]
Ferruginous and Crinkly – RHS Hampton Court Flower Show
If it’s July it must be Hampton Court. RHS Hampton Court Show is a big site, with a wide variety […]
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