Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
Zinnias in abundance in the Trial Fields at RHS Wisley. Another over-bright afternoon - too sunny really to get the best out of these brightest of summer stars - but I was there and so were they, in great abundance too and stars many of them are, of the late summer border, still in the…
Continue reading ➞ A gazillion Zinnias – the Trial Fields at RHS Wisley
The Trial Fields are always a treat - proper scrutiny going on year in and year out with trials over several seasons to determine the qualities of new plants and the ongoing worthiness of older cultivars. I've been here throughout the past few years to look in detail at many of the trials - sweet…
Continue reading ➞ By Eck! Them’s some Echinacea …
A return visit to the gardens at RHS Wisley, in the brightest of sunshine, to take a more leisurely walk than I had time for last week - and to stroll through the orchards, Glasshouse borders and seven acre wood. Hugely busy as you might expect on the eve of a Bank Holiday weekend but…
Continue reading ➞ A return visit and a more leisurely tour of RHS Wisley
A gallery and pretty much just that - a few plant names - from my visit last weekend to RHS Wisley. The first visit in quite a while but nevertheless, a brief one at that. Busy busy busy!I hope to get out and explore a little more, further afield, in the next couple of days…
Continue reading ➞ A lightning tour of RHS Wisley – Hydrangeas, the new Tropical Garden & more…
An afternoon in town and my first chance to visit the new Petersham Nurseries store in the heart of Covent Garden - lifestyle destination, plant emporium, delicatessen, florist and wine cellar. Completely familiar to someone so familiar with their Richmond home - so elegant and polished and with wood floors in place of the usual…
Continue reading ➞ May I present Petersham Nurseries, Covent Garden …
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