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Category: Gardens

October 11, 2018October 22, 2020

When old and new go together in Malmö, Sweden

May 17, 2018October 22, 2020

First there were rocks…

November 27, 2017

Danish day

April 10, 2016November 15, 2017

An ode to the unsung heroes of spring: buds

January 8, 2016

Austria, from Christmas markets to alpine flora

November 2, 2015

The Explorer’s Garden, a celebration of the people behind the plants

October 24, 2015

A Scottish gothic folly, Mount Stuart

October 19, 2015

Southern Hemisphere in Scotland: Benmore Botanic Garden

September 21, 2015April 21, 2017

A sunken jungle – Ascog Hall Fernery

September 6, 2015September 6, 2015

A glimpse of Victorian Scotland

August 23, 2015December 28, 2016

Ten days in Vietnam part 9: a glimpse of the Mekong Delta

July 17, 2014July 17, 2014

An island of flowers – Part 5: Monte Tropical Gardens

July 10, 2014

An island of flowers – Part 4: Madeira Botanical garden

June 29, 2014

An island of flowers – Part 3: the quintas of Funchal

June 24, 2014June 24, 2014

An island of flowers – Part 2: the parks of Funchal

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Glorious lettuces in the greenhouse. This is something I struggle with in the UK, the dreadful selection of leaf salads (usually limited to iceberg, or iceberg in my local shops). 😬 Rather proud of those seed-grown irises now growing around the pond. I found a tiny unnamed packet of old seeds under my desk a few years ago - all I know is that they were wild-collected. Many parts of the veg garden have dry, rocky soil which is no good for vegetables. Mediterranean herbs on the other hand love it! Thymus longicaulis is looking fantastic at the moment. Mowed paths in the orchard this year, for biodiversity but mainly to help trees struggling with early summer drought here. Hope that will mean less fruit drop! It looks really good too, with plenty of flowers left for insects. 🍎🍐🍒🍑 I have no idea how this peony arrived in the garden but I love it so much 💚 Shades of sandstone...colours of the Isle of Wight 🌈 Orchard loveliness 🌸 Preparing for Easter 🥚🐣🐇🌱 Euphorbia myrsinites still looking good in the alpine trough, after yesterday's surprise snow.

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