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In need of some gentle stress relief and an escape from all the trials and tribulations that are plaguing my existence at the moment I set off cross country towards the welsh borders and the autumn plant fair at Hergest Croft. I have visited a number of times, the last time in Spring, but I have been meaning to visit to see the autumn colour. The journey was a typical autumnal one… Read More
I have always loved rhododendrons. From an early age I remember playing hide and seek inside old specimens at Saville Gardens which was close to my family home. The flowers are everything I like in a flower – blousey, exotic, bright but it is also the whole structure of the plant that delights me. I should clarify that I am talking about mature specimens here not the neat dwarf tidy examples that… Read More
