Second in my five delphiniums would be Sandpiper. A touch flat headed as opposed to spiring, but hugely dramatic. The white is clean and the bee a nice complimentary brown/black. It reaches 5-6 feet with me and is a stunner... [more]

I am always being asked to recommend a Delphinium, usually for a typically traditional English Cottage Garden. I love this type of garden, and certainly while Plantsmans Corner and Eggleston Hall Gardens are both primarily nurseries there is a strong... [more]

It has been a long enforced break. Nothing but work, no time for play or journal entries or beer or skittles or even time to scratch me arse.....however I will attempt to post one or two entries a week over... [more]

They say a swarm in May is worth a load of hay........personally I have little use for such things as dried grass, unless of course it's of a type that can be rolled into a six inch spliff and happily... [more]

A friend of mine recently went in for a surgical procedure to have her bum lifted. She didn't have the most pleasant experience and it wasn't entirely a success. She should've... [more]