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10 Winter-Flowering perennials

February 12, 2021February 8, 2021

Here are ten easy to grow bulbs and perennials which flower in the winter months. Together these gems provide a continual succession of colour … read more

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A Winter Homage to Finlay and Frosts

February 16, 2021February 7, 2021

“Formal Gardens are (as it were) statues to Nature.“– Ian Hamilton Finlay 2 “Weather is a third to place and time” – Ian Hamilton … read more

Categories Design, Gardens, Lawn Garden, The Pond Garden, Woodland 2 Comments

Now’s the time to plant bare-root hedging

January 25, 2021January 25, 2021

Need to plant a new hedge? Bare-root hedging is the most cost-effective way to do it Bare-root season runs between November and March I … read more

Categories Design, Gardening 3 Comments

Is this the end of Garden box?

October 28, 2020October 27, 2020

I may never buy another box plantthanks to Box blight and Box Moth caterpillar. Box. I used to love it. But I can’t see … read more

Categories Design, Problems 2 Comments

Clematis alpina Alba – trained on wires

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020

Virgin’s bowerClematis alpina AlbaSyn. C. Sibirica 8 ft (2.4 m) 3.5 ft (1 m) white Apr/May (Aug/Sep) full sun, part shade free-drained soil I … read more

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Black and White Flower Photography

February 17, 2021August 18, 2020

Here are a few subjects from my garden that I thought made good black and white photographs. [click any image to view in full-screen … read more

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Tree Lily Miss Feya – photo study

August 17, 2020

I grew this Tree Lily in a pot in the greenhouse. Bulbs I purchased in spring came to fruition: 5 strong 4ft tall stems … read more

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Greenhouse 2020 – New Uses

August 13, 2020

New uses since repaving Alpines in pots New shelf and staging Focal point of the garden Lilies in pots Fan trained peach Last year … read more

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Plant communities on my green roof

August 8, 2020August 7, 2020

The green roof is ten years old, and the planting has matured into a fascinating naturalistic plant community. Any garden, as it matures, contains … read more

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Myrtle spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites)
throughout the year

January 29, 2021August 4, 2020

In this post I look at the amazing design potential of this wonderful perennial which has a very long season of interest from January … read more

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Four Artemisia varieties for Silver planting schemes

August 2, 2020August 1, 2020

Artemisia abrotanum (top-left) Artemisia alba ‘Canescens’ (top-right) Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’ (bottom-left) Artemisia schmidtiana ‘Silver Mound’ (bottom-right) The Wormwood family (Artemisia species) include some very … read more

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Fairy Thimble Bellflower

July 28, 2020July 27, 2020

This pretty little alpine plant is Campanula cochlearifolia ‘Elizabeth Oliver’ also known as Fairy thimble bellflower, which is at its peak right now in … read more

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