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apples) from the 'pink-pink-pink' alarm call he uses when I'm putting the compost out. He also makes gurgling canary-like noises with his beak shut when he seems really content - much more melodious than his namesake.The robin's song is higher pitched

'Replete', 'Mon Cherie' or 'Pink Charm' flowering anywhere near my garden. I've never been a fan of anything pink and frilly.We all have our plant prejudices. I conducted a poll in the office today to discover the ‘most hated plant’ of the Gardeners’ World

it for an ironing board (sorry sis).So what makes a great gardening gift? Well, I do think a little gardening knowledge goes a long way, as does knowledge of the person you're buying for. Just because a person likes gardening doesn't mean they like begonias, or pink

all.I've never been fond of pink, blowsy daffs and gaudy geraniums. But I do love Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii. It's so beautiful I almost look forward to winter so I can see its berries, while large swathes of English bluebells make me feel

blown away by their scent. I also like Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’, which produces clusters of tiny rose-pink flowers on bare stems from October to March. However, I’ve seen too many viburnums growing in ‘municipal’ settings to want to grow them in my

leaves and had lots of baths to keep the humidity going in the bathroom. The spike produced four or five flower buds, and then, after what seemed like another age, the buds finally opened to reveal the most perfect, pink delicate blooms. These lasted a