Bougainvillea in rich orange and the more usual purple but not in Madeira – these colourful climbers are much, much closer to home –
I’ve saved the air fare and didn’t have to book a Boutique Hotel this time – but I still get to enjoy a taste of the fantastic flora I saw bedecking the botanic gardens in Madeira, with a touch of something even more exotic. Can you guess where?
Here’s a clue –
Thug, the Petersham Nurseries Cat, helping out with the Poppy Appeal today…..
The Teddington Gardener 