I usually have several books on the go at once and each one has its place. The Bath […]
Tag Archive for ‘historic gardens’
Taking a rain check at Chatsworth
Press days at RHS flower shows are always a mixed bag for me. I am inspired and enthused by torrents […]
Wakehurst – walking on a bluebell planet
I’ve known Ed Ikin, head of Landscape and Horticulture for Kew’s country place at Wakehurst, for years in a virtual kind […]
Snow It All – the reluctant galanthophile
I love plants. I love all plants (except the ones which bite me). Call me a whining liberal, but I […]
Drizzly but Dazzling – a Morning at Westonbirt Arboretum
I wasn’t going to write another post this weekend but on Saturday I went to Westonbirt Arboretum with some members […]
Friday Flora – Ampelopsis brevipedunculata
I spent a happy couple of hours wandering around the delicious gardens of Cothay Manor in Somerset this week. While […]
Things That Go Bump
As a child I had to miss the second step on the stairs and could not cross the landing at […]
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 – Protea laurifolia
It’s going to be a little while ’til I can blog properly about Tresco, so here’s one more Tresco treasure. […]
Friday Flora – Araucaria heterophylla
Today I am thinking about a tree I nearly had. Or at least I had a little one in a […]
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