Camellias

Walk with me through the woodland landscapes at RHS Wisley – a fragrant, colourful tour for these unexpectedly mild days …

Categories Acid-loving plants, Alpine, Architectural Plants, Camellias, Christmas, evergreen perennial, Evergreen shrubs, Flowering Cherry, Fragrant plants, Grasses, Hellebore, herbaceous, Hydrangea, Open to the public, Ornamental trees, Plants for a shady garden?, Rhododendron & Azalea, RHS WIsley, Roses, Seasonal colour, Seeds, Shrubs, Snowdrops (Galanthus), Winter Garden, Woodland Garden2 Comments on Walk with me through the woodland landscapes at RHS Wisley – a fragrant, colourful tour for these unexpectedly mild days …

I had the time to visit the gardens at RHS Wisley on Wednesday this week, the sunniest of days and quiet too (everybody else was at the work, or the supermarket, or on the M25... ) The colour and fragrance on offer was unexpectedly generous, with Camellias and Rhododendrons, Witch Hazel, Chimonathus and Edgworthia, Hellebores…

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A Teddington Gardener roundup on twitter – and 11 sleeps ’til Christmas

Categories Acid-loving plants, Alpine, Architectural Plants, Camellias, Christmas, colour, evergreen perennial, Evergreen shrubs, Flowering Cherry, Fragrant plants, Hellebore, herbaceous, House plants, Open to the public, Ornamental trees, Plants for a shady garden?, RHS WIsley, Seasonal colour, TropicalLeave a Comment on A Teddington Gardener roundup on twitter – and 11 sleeps ’til Christmas

Here we are and it is nearly Christmas - 11 sleeps to go - and once more I'm apologising for the mean pickings here on Teddington Gardener, though if you have been following me on Twitter or Facebook, my contributions to the sum of all things Internet will seem much more regular, if one photo…

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Dodging the showers for a kaleidoscope of flower and fruit – roses, camellias, hellebores, hollies, decorative leaf, bark and seedheads

Categories Acid-loving plants, Architectural Plants, Autumn garden, Camellias, dark foliage plants, David Austin roses, Dry Garden, Fragrant plants, Grasses, Hellebore, herbaceous, jobs to do in ..., Open to the public, Ornamental trees, RHS WIsley, Roses, Seasonal colour, Seeds, Shrubs, Tropical, Winter Garden1 Comment on Dodging the showers for a kaleidoscope of flower and fruit – roses, camellias, hellebores, hollies, decorative leaf, bark and seedheads

The roses too continue to put on a good show, with some near perfect blooms - and other joys - I'm hoping the rain will stop so I can get in an afew hours in my  own garden this afternoon - there are dahlias to lift and a venerable banana to wrap up before the…

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Back together again – explaining a near two-month absence….

Categories Architectural Plants, Art in the landscape, Autumn garden, Camellias, David Austin roses, Dry Garden, General comment, National Trust Gardens, Petersham Nurseries, RHS WIsley, Roses, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, The Savill Garden, Travel broadens the mind, Woodland Garden5 Comments on Back together again – explaining a near two-month absence….

Well, I've been rather busy ... Devon - The Garden House and Knightshayes Court Cornwall - Eden Project, Barbara Hepworth Garden, Trellisick, Lanhydrock Beth Chatto Gardens, Essex RHS Wisley, several times including their Autumn Fair Kew, several more times East Bergholt Arboretum/Place for Plants, Suffolk RHS Shades of Autumn Show, London Waterperry Gardens, Oxfordshire Waddesdon…

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If you go down to the woods today – neon rhododendrons, bluebells, magnolias (still), bergenia, Flamingos and a glorious Staphylea emodi – at RHS Wisley

Categories Acid-loving plants, Camellias, Evergreen shrubs, General comment, Magnolia, Open to the public, Ornamental trees, Plants for a shady garden?, Rhododendron & Azalea, RHS WIsley, Seasonal colour, spring flowering, Spring Garden, Trees for smaller gardens1 Comment on If you go down to the woods today – neon rhododendrons, bluebells, magnolias (still), bergenia, Flamingos and a glorious Staphylea emodi – at RHS Wisley

A perfect wander through the meandering paths on Battleston Hill at Wisley - quiet too (it usually is) giving you the peace and solitude to really appreciate the diverse planting, the understory, shrubs and tall mature trees. The magnolias were until recently the thing here, some real superb specimens, absolute stars, and the hellebores too…

Continue reading ➞ If you go down to the woods today – neon rhododendrons, bluebells, magnolias (still), bergenia, Flamingos and a glorious Staphylea emodi – at RHS Wisley

The best of the rest from RHS Wisley; a grand Stachyurus, a great Edgworthia chrysantha Grandiflora and a huge Fuji Cherry, Corylopsis (2), many Corydalis and Camellias and other Woodland Stars plus the Plant Centre (see the Fritillaria meleagris & persica Ivory Bells) …! @RHSWisley #Wisley #SpringAtWisley

Categories Architectural Plants, Bulbs, Camellias, Flowering Cherry, Fragrant plants, General comment, Hellebore, herbaceous, Open to the public, Plants for a shady garden?, Rhododendron & Azalea, RHS WIsley, Seasonal colour, Shrubs, spring flowering, Spring Garden, Trees for smaller gardens, White Garden1 Comment on The best of the rest from RHS Wisley; a grand Stachyurus, a great Edgworthia chrysantha Grandiflora and a huge Fuji Cherry, Corylopsis (2), many Corydalis and Camellias and other Woodland Stars plus the Plant Centre (see the Fritillaria meleagris & persica Ivory Bells) …! @RHSWisley #Wisley #SpringAtWisley

Stachyurus chinensis, a beautiful golden rain next to the House at RHS Wisley, looking across to the Lily Pond, past the King and Queen.. An exceptional specimen this, spicily fragrant and with larger flowers than the common-or-garden variety - there is one Ordinary specimen next to the Stachyurus pictured above that is going over now,…

Continue reading ➞ The best of the rest from RHS Wisley; a grand Stachyurus, a great Edgworthia chrysantha Grandiflora and a huge Fuji Cherry, Corylopsis (2), many Corydalis and Camellias and other Woodland Stars plus the Plant Centre (see the Fritillaria meleagris & persica Ivory Bells) …! @RHSWisley #Wisley #SpringAtWisley

A gander at some star attractions at Kew Gardens today

Categories Bulbs, Camellias, Flowering Cherry, Fragrant plants, General comment, Hellebore, Magnolia, Mediterranean Garden, Ornamental trees, Plants for a shady garden?, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Seasonal colour, spring flowering, Spring Garden, Trees for smaller gardensLeave a Comment on A gander at some star attractions at Kew Gardens today

The Chokushi-mon and Japanese Landscape at Kew Gardens today Chaenomeles speciosa adding some bright scarlet highlights to the many greens of the Japanese Landscape. Iris unguicularis elsewhere adds bright blue elsewhere in the scheme. Green, however, is the unifying theme. Prunus cerasifera is one of the first trees to come into blossom - you might…

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The Savill Garden, fragrant, fizzing with colour and all set for Spring

Categories Bulbs, Camellias, Fragrant plants, Open to the public, Savill Garden, Snowdrops (Galanthus), spring flowering, Spring Garden, The Savill Garden, Winter GardenLeave a Comment on The Savill Garden, fragrant, fizzing with colour and all set for Spring

Rhododendrons like this amazing Choremia Tower Court, blazing in the sunshine this afternoon in The Savill Garden within the greater Windsor Great Park - made this a fine choice for a walk, through these extensive gardens before exploring further into The Royal Landscape to search out the Jubilee Horse and the Copper Horse, with views…

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February made me shiver….

Categories Alpine, Bedding, Bulbs, Camellias, Clematis, Dahlias, David Austin roses, Evergreen shrubs, Fragrant plants, Fruit Trees, Garden Design, General comment, Grasses, Hellebore, herbaceous, jobs to do in ..., Lawn Care, Pruning, Roses, Shrubs, Snowdrops (Galanthus), spring flowering, Spring Garden, Vegetables1 Comment on February made me shiver….

I am dreaming of Spring, mostly. There is a great deal to admire in February so I worry that we might wish the month away without appreciating what is looking - or giving - its best right now, or the quiet simplicity of our gardens stripped bare of all of the spring and summer fireworks…

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