A touch of blue in the skies today and milder temperatures. I've been rummaging through my photograph albums for a photo-book project and made up a little 'Spring' gallery. I love the hellebores in the garden and lots of the bulbs are coming through in their pots (no flower yet) and there will be lots…
Month: February 2013
Rose, Lady Emma Hamilton
Rose, Lady Emma Hamilton (Austin). Another look forward, though in my defence, this rose is still blooming in the garden (I posted a picture a couple of weeks ago, flowering happily amongst the snowfall). The colours now have lost much of the the summer intensity of oranges, apricot and gold but to remind myself... The…
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Camellias at Chiswick House, West London
Camellias at Chiswick House, West London. An extraordinary collection of camellias in the Duke of Devonshire's glasshouse at Chiswick House. Impressive just considering the flower power these plants exhibit and staggering considering their age, most dating to between 1830-1850.... many being the first plant introductions into the UK of their kind. Plan a trip soon.
The Teddington Gardener 