The first time, ever I saw your face…

100 Trees & Shrubs, The 100 ProjectBy Doug July 7, 2018 Leave a comment

The first time, ever I saw your face I thought the sun rose in your eyes And the moon and the stars Were the gifts you gave To the dark, and the endless sky (Roberta Flack) I met one of my all time favourite trees (Koelreuteria paniculata) on a visit to The Arnold Arboretum some 25 years…

If I could grow only one Sweet Pea

100 Annuals, Plant News, The 100 ProjectBy Doug July 7, 2018 Leave a comment

It is amazing how one’s mind wanders when gardening… During tonights watering ritual I was pondering, if I could only take one Sweet Pea to Kirsty Young’s Desert Island, which one would I choose? After all there one of two choose from. Whilst working at RHS Garden Wisley the other day, the scent of one particular Sweet…