Andrewr's Blog archive

I've Started (But Not Finished)

As most of you know, I like to grow many plants, often unusual ones. Many of these...

Chile 3 - Non Woody Plants From Central Chile

Having covered trees and shrubs in my last blog, we now turn to everything else! I’ll...

Chile 2 - Trees And Shrubs From Central Chile

This is the second blog about the native plants I saw on my recent holiday in Chile. Heading...

Chile 1 - In Search Of The Rosulate Viola

While most of you have been basking in snow and ice, I have been battling blue skies...

Autumn Bulbs Of The Peloponnese

We usually think of bulbs as flowering in the spring but some have evolved to bloom...

And So To Bed

With the first frosts not far off, yesterday was the day to make final preparations...

Red, Redder, Reddest

As we approach Bonfire night, three woody plants in my garden vie to provide the...

A Year In The Life Of A Sunny Border

Last November, I published a blog showing the changes in a border in my back garden...

Too Much Of A Good Thing

This is gladiolus papilio – the flower is a dusky purple and opens in September....

Maureen's First Blog

Hello, I’m Maureen – you may remember when we first met about three months ago I...

Lilium nepalense

“If at first you don’t succeed…” I usually make three attempts at growing a plant;...

This One's Not In Plant Finder

A few weeks ago, spritzhenry wrote on the frustrations of buying the wrong plant....