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2013

  • A Good Sit Down

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    There’s been quite a gap since the last time I wrote and for good reason too. See, while the title says “a good sit down” and indicates that I’ve had …

  • The Third and Final Act

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    Although there is at least something in flower for eleven months out of twelve in the garden, in recent years, I’ve come to see a pattern in the flowering that …

  • The Star of India

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    It’s been the best part of a year since we made a particularly sinful trip to the local Garden Centre and came away with three climbers: A climbing hydrangea A …

  • Update from Wisteria Watch

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    In the UK there’s a series of “watch” programs on TV that attempt to keep us in tune with the seasons: SpringWatch AutumnWatch WinterWatch Wildlife Watch Oddly, summer doesn’t get …

  • Strelitzia Progress

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    As you may know, Strelitzia Reginae (Bird of Paradise) is one of my favourite plants. A good few years ago, I sowed a whole bunch of seeds, out of which …

  • Germination Impossible

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    I’m a very cheap person and don’t like paying money for plants, especially since they’re so keen to multiply themselves without effort – or is that really true? I’m a …

  • That Abutilon

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    Last year we bought an Abutilon Megapotamicum solely on the basis that it sounds like a Dr. Who monster. It has variegated leaves and unusual pretty little flowers but is …

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