Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
I've been working on a new project, a Strawberry Hill garden in a triangular plot, with circular lawn, mellow brick boundary walls, NW facing, a beautiful camellia and mature cherry. And lots of new, deep loamy soil. Just me and the planting. I will photograph it in a month or so, once the plants bed…
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Another fritillary, the Crown Imperial, Fritillaria imperialis. Hailing from Turkey, this is an imposing plant with mature bulbs throwing up stems up to 1m tall. Atop a bare stem, up to 6 nodding bright orange (or yellow) flowers, rich in nectar, below a pineapple tuft of green foliage. Excellent container plants and equally happy in…
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The Teddington Gardener 