Blog Posts
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My Wine Choice, May
There is no doubt that one of the most compelling reasons for choosing a particular item, whether it is a gift for someone or a personal treat, comes about as a result of some notable memory. This was the case with me when choosing my recommended wine for May. It is my favourite month, not […]
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My Classical Music, May
Having been born in the month of May, I somehow feel that this is a special month, deserving of a very special choice of music! Perhaps it will be of no surprise then, when I recommend Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor. For many years this piece has been a firm favourite in our family […]
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Meconopsis ‘Mrs Jebb’
One to look out for May 2011 – Meconopsis ‘Mrs Jebb’ As we leave a wonderful month of weather during April, I cannot help observing that many plants are flowering several weeks earlier than in recent years. This is no more significant than in the genus of Meconopsis. This year as April closes a cultivar […]
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My Wine Choice, April
One of the thrills of spending 12 months working on the eastern side of Lake Garda, N. Italy was to fully appreciate the wide and varied cuisine, accompanied by fine wines. My purpose of employment was to set up a nursery business for a successful German businessman in Bardolino. Unsurprisingly I was asked to source […]
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Plant of the Month, April
Erythronium revolutum This species must be one of the finest and most rewarding of all the Erythroniums. I say this because of its dual-beauty created by clear pink, yellow-eyed flowers along with stunning green and purplish, mottled leaves (in its best forms). While it fails to “clump up” by comparison to its sterile cousins, I […]