Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata var. maximowiczii 'Elegans' A compact climber with attractive variegated leaves and gem-like berries - and a tongue-twisting name to boot! The leaves of this outstanding, if little known, little climber are outstanding in themselves - emerging pale copper with reddish rim, vaulting off pink leaf stalks, later turning fresh green. As they mature…
Continue reading ➞ The Porcelain Berry Vine, no less…
Superb trees for the smaller garden, rarely reaching more than 20' in height, with interest over several seasons - these small to medium-sized trees produce beautiful blossom in April-May as well as long-lasting decorative fruit in the autumn. Many have vibrant autumn leaf colour too. Crab apples are excellent pollinators for eating/cooking apple varieties -…
Continue reading ➞ Crab apples at Wisley
Rose, Super Trouper A walk through the gardens at RHS Wisley this afternoon - and it being quite late in the year - this gorgeous super-nova of a rose is still going strong, with impossibly healthy foliage and buds aplenty. This love affair shows no signs of abating!
