Last weekend we were at a barbecue at friends here in West Sussex. I had a rhododendron feast. Part of their garden was planted a hundred years ago and contains voluptuous mature shrubs covered with every hue of rhododendron flowers. In ancient woodlands these non native invasive plants are considered the Beast. But in a garden they […]
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I visited Gravetye Manor’s gardens yesterday to see what was blooming. Frank Sinatra’s song ‘It had to be you’ suddenly was in my head when I saw the flower beds filled with tulips. Yes, it’s tulip time. They’re the spring flowers that show up in April and early May with a dizzying array of colours.
Yeah it’s bluebell time in the woods! When the ancient woodlands around the valley where we lived in southeast England turned blue, I used to take my twins Luce and Theo for walks to see the bluebells every year. Often they flower away for weeks non stop. Sometimes my kids were rather annoyed with them
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This time last year we had just moved into our house which meant we were rather busy. Now we’re settled I can pay attention to what April flowers are showing up in our garden. That is if they’re not all trampled by the pheasants who’ve been having a regular nosy around our flower beds. Last weekend
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When I took my twins Luce and Theo for an Easter hunt they were searching the ground for eggs and clues while I stopped and stared at a burst of camellias above our heads. Soon there will be colour growing wildly at our feet as it does feel like spring is finally here.
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I’ve been getting rather impatient for some gardens near me in West and East Sussex to unlock their gates and let in visitors, but I have to wait until the end of March. Luckily Wakehurst is close by and open all seasons. Of course, I chose the one day this week when there was a freezing
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