Tweet One of the things I loved discovering in Tanzania was how, when you’re not on safari (when you should stick to light-coloured clothes and avoid black or blue because it attracts the Tsetse flies, which…
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Tweet On Tuesday I went along to the Chelsea Flower Show 2013. I’m ashamed to say that despite the fact that I’m a South West Londoner born and bred, this was my first visit…
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Tweet Our garden (and patio) is absolutely covered in forget-me-nots right now – I don’t mean plantain (not the banana kind), which have darker blue flowers and big leaves and are actually weeds and…
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Tweet London is looking so festive at the moment. Bunting is being put up everywhere in preparation for the Diamond Jubilee, and of course this week’s it’s been the Chelsea Flower Show. I was in…
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Tweet This rhododendron started off as purple, but this year, as you can see, it’s gone quite pink. The stamen look like pearls, don’t they?…
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Tweet I’ve always loved these plants – they look almost extra-terrestrial, don’t they? This year we seem to have a bumper crop – I think they like the warm weather; apparently they’re usually native…
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Tweet I put this Californian Poppy in three years ago. I’ve been waiting for it to flower ever since. Well finally it has. I think it was worth the wait – it reminds me…