The Cottonwood, Peregrines, and Ferns that Could Not Be Iced
The premise of my earlier story, about a rooftop sycamore that could not be iced, was misleading. A sycamore got iced, in that the tree turned out to be [...]
April is the cruellest month.
April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, [...]
Favour the Fern
Many years ago The Financial Times sent me to do a feature on the RHS ‘Flower Show’ at Tatton Park . I was totally naïve and had no idea what [...]
Hostas and Ferns: sun or shade?
I’m sure some of you are wondering how Marianne’s visit went. Well, she came, saw, conquered and went off again, to explore Cornwall. I felt bereft when she left, but [...]