Ned McDowell Gardens

17/02/2026

https://nedmcdowell.com/2025/03/17/the-eternal-love-between-a-single-foxglove-and-seamungus/

I well remember a day, quite long ago, working in a client’s large country garden whilst she hosted…

13/01/2026

https://nedmcdowell.com/2025/01/20/hydrangeas-the-grand-dame-of-summer-flowers/

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25/12/2025

https://nedmcdowell.com/2025/01/29/the-hunger-games-of-dahlia-flower-competitions/

The districts agricultural flower show competitions are extremely competitive, even downright cutthroat. And the entry for dahlias is…

25/11/2025

https://nedmcdowell.com/2025/03/16/echinacea-you-can-never-ever-ever-have-enough/

    Echinacea, you can never have enough of them, ever, ever, ever. Tis mid summer/early autumn and…

04/11/2025

https://nedmcdowell.com/2024/06/25/flanders-red-poppies/

A few months ago, I had a customer who showed me a long line of photos on her…

07/10/2025

https://nedmcdowell.com/2025/08/19/the-wonderful-world-of-the-iconic-wisteria/

  Wisterias reign most supreme in early spring. And I do so very love them. For me they…

13/08/2025

https://nedmcdowell.com/2024/09/17/the-crazy-addiction-of-collecting-dahlias/

Tis the season for buying dahlia tubers. In years past, I sadly and regrettably derided dahlias, considering them…

05/08/2025

https://nedmcdowell.com/2025/01/28/the-crazy-and-confusing-world-of-lavenders/

Lavender Angustifolia - English It is very difficult to write any new magical words and stunning superlatives in…

23/07/2025

https://nedmcdowell.com/2024/08/06/california-poppy-dreaming/

  I’m often asked what is my favourite plant? Easily crowning the top of my list are the…

15/07/2025

https://nedmcdowell.com/2021/06/15/ranunculus/

Ranunculi are undoubtedly one of the greatest of the spring bulbs. They are the happiest of flowers,…

09/07/2025

https://nedmcdowell.com/2024/06/25/the-great-magic-of-hellebores/

Hellebores are one of the finest, sweetest, most heavenly of the flowering winter plants. En masse, they are…

07/07/2025