Karma camellia

April 25, 2015

Hmm. I’m never quite sure about camellias. On the one hand, when they look like this, they’re fabulous. But they …

Magnolia misery

August 30, 2010

How sentimental do you get about your plants? I know I’m utterly hopeless about mine. It is one of the …

January 20, 2009

Oh dear. A quick tour of my so-called jungle garden (i.e. the place I so optimistically planted up with climate …

October 28, 2008

I know frost is meant to be the gardener’s enemy. I, like no doubt many others in the vicinity, spent …

October 6, 2008

I can’t believe it… we had our first frost of the year at the weekend. This is the first time …

May 16, 2008

Yes, I know it’s long past magnolia season but I thought I’d just recall for everyone just how lovely these …