My Garden

Thousands of miles away on the other side of the world, near the shores of North Island New Zealand, Terry Dowdeswell who runs New Millennium Delphiniums is working away producing superb new varieties. He's the finest delphinium breeder in the world and we saw some of his plants in last year's... Read more..

One of the glories of the Wisley trials field in early summer are the delphiniums. Tall and magnificent - taller than they ever get in most people's gardens, I have to say, what with all that manure - they're a real spectacle. But then after a few weeks of glory, they're gone. Or are they... Read more..