Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
A riot of colour and some very beautiful tulips on show - tall, short, frilly, fluted, splayed, lily-flowered, painted and shaded and striped, bold and bright, dark and brooding, sheer, soft and silky, double-doubled and in pretty much every colour (bar a true blue). The most intriguing is this last one (above), the English Mustardy-yellow,…
Continue reading ➞ A blast to the retina – Tulips at RHS Wisley
Fritillaria persica (above) Camassia (below) Reminding me that it is still officially Spring - a golden display of narcissus and below, another softly-shaded tulip. I must ask for the name. (above) The flower buds from the Isaac Newton Apple Tree (see earlier post) and (below) the goblet-bloom of Magnolia soulangeana The Regal Pelargoniums have arrived,…
Tulip Carnaval de Nice Tulip Estella Rijnvald (above) A pyre of Tulip Princess Irene Fritillaris imperialis - just about holding its own with the fire-bright tulip, Princess Irene
Tulip Rococo An early, short-ish tulip, in volcanic shades of scarlet, crimson, cerise and orange. Frilled, puckered and alternately silky-sheeny-shiny and matt, with yellow, green and black, for good measure. The carnival outfit for the outspoken plant in Little Shop of Horrors. An excellent variety for a container - these are in a quite shallow…
Continue reading ➞ Rococo – just the most flamboyant, frilled, flame-coloured Tulip
Just to redress the balance (i.e. not orange), a single hot pink tulip, elevated into something altogether classier by virtue of the silver sheen on the reverse of the petals. Its name escapes me for the moment...
Just on my doorstep, a bright sparky tulip to set me on my way - and amid a street full of blossom, something a little darker than the usual bubble-gum pinks many Cherries adopt - And on to my first job, a local garden with a lawn more moss than grass - a fine, deep…
A brief stop on the north side of Kew Green, to a terrace of charming and characterful houses. I missed the Wisteria the last time if memory serves and I am a couple of weeks early this time around - it is just beginning to emerge with hints of blue against the brickwork. The double…
Continue reading ➞ Kew Green – waiting for the Wisteria to flower…
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