Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
Plenty of oranges here, but not the flower of a rose called Piccolo, so that I can demonstrate how perfectly, classily, the bloom co-ordinates with the new mahogany-red foliage. A gallery with hybrid teas, some Austin roses (English Roses), some others, in shades of eye-popping and spacehopper, through sunset, copper and red-gold, apricots and peach.…
Continue reading ➞ Orange Orange Orange Orange! …Orange!
The very brilliant young foliage of a rose named Piccolo, which sets off the beautiful bright orange flowers to perfection. A diminutive and free-flowering rose, which would be rather garish if it had just any plain old green leaf. Orange contrasting against this deep rich mahogany-red, well, this classy combination sizzles. All I have to…
Continue reading ➞ Not all about the flower, then … Rose Piccolo
A great houseplant, the Moth orchid, and very forgiving of shall we say, a regime of benign neglect. Flowering reliably and now in a multitude of colours (though white seems to be the most popular). Caught here, with a flash of sunshine, in their cellophane wrappers.
Dicksonia antarctica (tree fern) - a dramatic addition to any shady garden, creating an umbrella of very large, feathery, bright green fronds, measuring up to 3m long, turning dark green as they age. A fibrous, rough, hairy-mossy trunk though, as the plant is slow-growing, you will have to pay significantly for if you want…
Continue reading ➞ Highgrove here I come… more tree ferns please
The Teddington Gardener 