My Garden

There are not many people who breed plants as different as dahlias and sweet peas and clivias - in fact I can only think of one. Dr Keith Hammett , from New Zealand, is one of the world's leading plant breeders and his dahlias and sweet peas are widely grown. He also breeds Dianthus , Primula and... Read more..

Following the award to the National Dahlia Collection of the award for the best floral display at the Chelsea Flower Show , I headed for their exhibit in the Plant Heritage Marquee at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show last week to check out their new plants. And there I found another new dahlia, raised... Read more..