Tag Archives: Chelsea Physic Garden

On a slow boat from China…

Posted on 20/10/2018 by The Gardens Trust

China has one of the richest flora in the world but many of its plants remained unknown in the west until comparatively recently. While we all know about Chinoiserie as a fashion in decor and in garden architecture particularly in … Continue reading →

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Adam’s weed

Posted on 25/08/2018 by The Gardens Trust

An obscure 17thc botanist cleric is very prominent in many gardens at the moment because of a plant, that as so often in the weird and wonderful ways of botanical names, he never saw, didn’t even know existed and had … Continue reading →

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Dahlias

Posted on 11/08/2018 by The Gardens Trust

My garden boasts a Vulgar Border…not full of plants that swear but of brightly coloured one – clashing pinks, oranges, purples and yellow which almost make your eyes water. And chief amongst them are dahlias. Dozens and dozens of them. … Continue reading →

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The other Chelsea Flower Show…

Posted on 26/05/2018 by The Gardens Trust

As the eyes of high society and the horticultural world turned to Chelsea, the doyenne of all flower shows world-wide, this week I thought it was time to turn my attention towards another even older connection between the plant world … Continue reading →

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Camellias

Posted on 10/03/2018 by The Gardens Trust

Knowing that I was going to spend some time in February in Cornwall looking at gardens I realised I’d probably be looking at a lot of camellias. I’ll probably upset or even irritate a lot of people by saying straight … Continue reading →