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• Time for the metaphorical palette

  By John Warrington | Sunday, January 4, 2009 | 0 Comments

  
  

  Four days into the New Year, but I don’t think that it’s too late to wish each and everyone of you the happiest of New Years. Our visitors have departed and we are settling down …

• A Gardener’s Diary

  By John Warrington | Sunday, December 21, 2008 | 0 Comments

  
  

  A time for plant inventories
  My Christmas will really begin in three days time on Christmas Eve when I sit down and listen to the ‘Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols’ which is broadcast by the …

• A Gardener’s Diary

  By John Warrington | Sunday, December 14, 2008 | 0 Comments

  
  

  Always use resistant rootstock
  Every Christmas I go to gatherings of dear friends. I have travelled to nearly all comers of the globe and I can tell you that there is nothing, absolutely nothing quite like …

• A Gardener’s Diary

  By John Warrington | Sunday, December 7, 2008 | 0 Comments

  
  

  Some people are shy about showing off their gardens
  My Gloriosa rothschildiana, a most aptly named plant, is in full flower, and embracing a large plant of Prickly Pear just by my gate. Always a plant …

• A Gardner’s Diary

  By John Warrington | Sunday, November 30, 2008 | 0 Comments

  
  

  The many members of the Solanaceae family
  The potato (Lycopersicum esculentum) is a member of that great family, the Solanaceae. It has a lot to answer for since Sir Walter Ralegh introduced it to Britain several …

• A Gardener’s Diary

  By John Warrington | Sunday, November 23, 2008 | 0 Comments

  
  

  Cannas are an eyecatcher
  In Britain, and I suspect in many other places on this planet, the doyenne of Indian cookery is a marvellous lady called Madhur Jaffrey. Her influence has been enormous. Because I have …

• A Gardener’s Diary

  By John Warrington | Sunday, November 16, 2008 | 0 Comments

  
  

  Plants, pests and soil
  I think a lot about visitors to our garden. About the many birds and small mammals which make their homes with us. Most of them are very welcome non-paying guests. Many of …

• A Gardener’s Diary

  By John Warrington | Sunday, November 9, 2008 | 0 Comments

  
  

  Let your imagination rule your pocket
  Here’s a bit of Keats for you: “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness.”  He was, I suspect, referring to England or Ireland in the autumn, or as our American cousins …

• A Gardener’s Diary

  By John Warrington | Sunday, November 2, 2008 | 0 Comments

  
  

  Bougainvilleas and ixoras love hot,dry weather
  For quite a few weeks the weather has been blisteringly hot, and no one should be surprised that their bougainvilleas are flowering prolifically. They love hot, dry weather and endless …

• A Gardener’s Diary

  By John Warrington | Sunday, October 26, 2008 | 0 Comments

  
  

  Security plants
  Say a prayer for me dear friends. I am shivering in what the English describe as late summer weather. This means to me cold nights, cold winds in the morning with just occasional warm …

• A Gardener’s Diary

  By John Warrington | Saturday, October 18, 2008 | 0 Comments

  
  

  Petunias give my sprits a lift
  Life and work in the garden rotate with remarkable speed, and absolutely nothing seems to come round with such speed as the Christian festival of Christmas. At least not for …

• A Gardener’s Diary

  By John Warrington | Sunday, October 12, 2008 | 0 Comments

  
  

  Patios are for sitting out
  In the past few months we have spent a lot of time sitting on our small patio, once the heat has gone from the day. There we enjoy a cooling drink …

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