Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
Another strong spring colour (I've already touched upon Berberis darwinii in particular and Forsythia briefly) and this shrub too can be a bit of a forceful character. Quite tenacious, it can thrive where other plants would give up and it suckers quite freely (the looser the soil, the greater the spread). If it does get…
Continue reading ➞ Kerria japonica ‘Pleniflora’
I visited the David Austin nursery in Albrighton at the end of March last year for a garden design course. Obviously designing with roses was the theme, although the principles we covered are pretty much universal. I've studied design as part of my RHS training and this was a great opportunity to meet other rose-lovers,…
Continue reading ➞ Designing with Roses…
The Teddington Gardener 