Window boxes in towns and cities really come into their own in the dank winter months. In the summer there are flowers to be seen at every turn, in parks, square gardens, window boxes not forgetting many florists displays spilling out across
‘Pick your own flowers’ is a beguiling idea. High up on the greensand ridge above the Kentish Weald near Maidstone, Kent, ‘Blooming Green (www.bloominggreen.co.uk)’ is England’s only ‘PYO’ cut flower business. Not surprisingly it is extraordinarily popular. The day I visited there
Love them or hate them dahlias are all the rage these days. It is astonishing that not so very long ago dahlias were regarded by many as flowers in the worst possible taste. It is thanks to the likes of
A thrilling highlight amongst the many memorable features of Parham House in West Sussex www.parhaminsussex.co.uk are the exquisite floral arrangements found in the rooms open to the public. Unlike other stately homes where a potted geranium or two, or even, dare