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• A Quintessentially Lovely Camellia

  

  Camellia ‘Quintessence’ is the perfect camellia for growing in a container. It is slow growing with a spreading habit and will never grow taller than 1.25m. Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Rather Keen on Roses

  

  Carolyn Dunster absolutely loves roses – she trained in floristry so that she could arrange them, she trained as a garden designer so she could plant gardens... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• 5 Tried & Tested Gifts for Gardeners

  

  Genus Performance Garden Wear (for men and women) is similar to the technical clothing worn by mountaineers and rock climbers – it’s tough, breathable and very... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• 4 Terrific Tulips for a Pale Backdrop

  

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  Posted on 06 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The Lasting Charm of Eryngium Pandanifolium

  

  Eryngium-pandanifolium in October If you have the space for this very large plant – common name Giant Sea Holly – it really is a 5-star architectural presence i... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Now All I Need is a Beret and a Bike

  

  Before I finally got around to cleaning the loose skins off the onions and making them into a plait. Rather than trying to plait them in the traditional manner... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• How I Spent a Soggy Sunday

  

  As I sat eating my morning muesli I looked at my lovely lime tree overwintering on the kitchen windowsill and realised it was not looking quite as lovely as it... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Keith Wiley Interview

  

  The latest issue of the wondrous Hole Corner magazine is hot of the press and in amongst many absorbing and inspiring features – and some of the finest... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Happy Feet

  

  It’s not just the jolly colours of the Nordic Grip Wets that make them great winter footwear in the garden or out and about, it’s the patented IceLock non-slip... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Australian Mistletoe

  

  On our visit to Cranbourne Botanic Garden, the curator pointed out the Australian version of our mistletoe – which is parasitic exclusively on eucalyptus. Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The Ubiquitous Eucalyptus

  

  Snowy Mountains It’s not until you get to Australia that you realise that eucalyptus has adapted itself to just about every type of climate variation – wet, dry... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Gardens by the Bay Singapore

  

  One of the highlights of the visit to Singapore was our visit to the Gardens by the Bay. I read a lot about them when they first opened in 2011, but photos... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The Wonga Wonga Vine

  

  This is the Aboriginal name for the climbing vine Pandorea pandorana – and absolutely nothing to do with loan companies or money. Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The Diminutive Charm of Forest Floor Flowers

  

  We may have been in the wrong places at the wrong times, and we didn’t have a local botanist guiding our walks, but we didn’t see carpets of wildflowers anywher... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Feathery Fabulousness Down Under

  

  I’m going to deviate briefly from the generally botanical and horticultural vein of my postings to include photos of some of the parrots we saw in Australia. Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Flowery Fabulousness Down Under

  

  In general I was surprised at how low key (and often diminutive) the wildflowers were in Victoria and New South Wales, but the flowering trees were another... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Phillip Johnson’s Dandenong Garden

  

  Regular readers of the blog will probably recall how much I loved the Australian garden that won Best in Show at last year’s Chelsea Flower Show. Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• What’s in a Name?

  

  Quite a lot of entertainment when it comes to the common names of some of the indigenous Australian plants we saw in the botanic garden at Jervis Bay in New... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Ancient Wisdom

  

  We had the great good fortune to spend a morning on a guided walk in the National Parks coastal forest of Jervis Bay with Deirdre, a delightful local... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Melbourne Botanic Garden

  

  We paid a brief visit to the botanic garden in central Melbourne which is much more traditional in style and features many non-native plants. Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME