Camellias

If you go down to the woods today (Part 2) – Hellebores, Camellias and more at RHS Wisley

Categories Architectural Plants, Camellias, Evergreen shrubs, General comment, Open to the public, Plants for a shady garden?, RHS WIsley, Trees for smaller gardens, Winter GardenLeave a Comment on If you go down to the woods today (Part 2) – Hellebores, Camellias and more at RHS Wisley

Hellebores running wild in the woods of Battleston Hill at RHS Wisley. I have an inkling that these are just a little wild, I have never seen any them labelled (and pretty much everything else thereabouts is name-plated). There will be more of them in due course, these are the vanguard of a great swathe…

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Kew Gardens starts the year with both colour and scent. @kewgardens – nothing dull here…

Categories Abstract Photograpy, Alpine, Architectural Plants, Camellias, Climbing plants, colour, Fragrant plants, General comment, Open to the public, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Snowdrops (Galanthus), Winter Garden1 Comment on Kew Gardens starts the year with both colour and scent. @kewgardens – nothing dull here…

  and the Museum reflected in the lake, late afternoon sun Winter Box, Sarcococca, heavily fragrant by the Victoria Gate complex. Meanwhile, in the Davies Alpine House These Hamamelis on sale in the Garden Shop. Vesna (above and below) The sun is shining (well, it is now) and Kew Garden beckons with so much to…

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Teddington Gardener Review of the Year – December 2014 – Petersham Nurseries, RHS Wisley (twice), Hampton Court (Cabbages & Kings)….

Categories Abstract Photography, Alpine, Architectural Plants, Bedding, Camellias, container gardening, Cutting Garden, Fruit Trees, Garden Design, General comment, House plants, Indoor gardening, Open to the public, Petersham Nurseries, Plants for a shady garden?, Rhododendron & Azalea, RHS WIsley, Seasonal colour, Vegetables, Winter GardenLeave a Comment on Teddington Gardener Review of the Year – December 2014 – Petersham Nurseries, RHS Wisley (twice), Hampton Court (Cabbages & Kings)….

December - ending with a severe chill, here in London, and snow elsewhere- but still much colour to be found. Hellebores and winter cherry blossom, Cotoneaster, Camellias and Anemones, early Narcissus and Hyacinths, some tropical loveliness in the Glasshouse at Wisley, Cabbages and Kings at Hampton Court and a bevvy of Heraldic Beasts. Happy New…

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Teddington Gardener Review of the Year – November 2014 – Madeira, Kew Gardens, RHS Wisley, Isabella Plantation (Richmond Park), Petersham Nurseries, Salvias, Ginkgos and prepartions for Christmas. Tropical Island Gardens while Autumn makes an appearance at home.

Categories Abstract Photograpy, Architectural Plants, Autumn garden, Bedding, Bulbs, Camellias, Christmas, Clematis, Climbing plants, colour, container gardening, David Austin roses, Fragrant plants, General comment, Grasses, herbaceous, House plants, Indoor gardening, late summer border, Open to the public, Orchids, Petersham Nurseries, plants for roses, RHS WIsley, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Travel broadens the mind, Tropical1 Comment on Teddington Gardener Review of the Year – November 2014 – Madeira, Kew Gardens, RHS Wisley, Isabella Plantation (Richmond Park), Petersham Nurseries, Salvias, Ginkgos and prepartions for Christmas. Tropical Island Gardens while Autumn makes an appearance at home.

Teddington Gardener Review of the Year – May 2014 – Kew Gardens, Composting, Auriculas, the first Roses, Wild Food Foraging, Chelsea Fringe and Chelsea Flower Show, Petersham Nurseries. Intimations of Summer.

Categories Abstract Photography, Acid-loving plants, Alpine, Architectural Plants, Auricula, Bedding, Bulbs, Camellias, Clematis, Composting, container gardening, cookery, Cutting Garden, David Austin roses, Flower Shows, Fragrant plants, General comment, herbaceous, my projects, Open to the public, Ornamental trees, Petersham Nurseries, plants for roses, Roses, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Seasonal colour, spring flowering, Spring Garden, Wild Food/ForagingLeave a Comment on Teddington Gardener Review of the Year – May 2014 – Kew Gardens, Composting, Auriculas, the first Roses, Wild Food Foraging, Chelsea Fringe and Chelsea Flower Show, Petersham Nurseries. Intimations of Summer.

Roses, amazingly early, appreciating the mild winter and warm, early Spring. Kew Gardens, Auriculas, Paeonies, Chelsea Fringe and a brief call in at the Chelsea Flower Show, more roses, much at Petersham Nurseries, Wild Food foraging with Claudio Bincoletto, the Joy of Composting... another glorious month!

Teddington Gardener Review of the Year – April 2014 – RHS London Show, Kew Gardens, Ightham Mote, Knole, Emmetts Garden & Petersham Nurseries. Spring in full spate.

Categories Abstract Photography, Acid-loving plants, Alpine, Architectural Plants, Auricula, Bedding, Bulbs, Camellias, Clematis, Climbing plants, colour, container gardening, Cutting Garden, Flower Shows, Flowering Cherry, Fragrant plants, General comment, Magnolia, my projects, National Trust Gardens, Open to the public, Ornamental trees, Petersham Nurseries, Rhododendron & Azalea, RHS WIsley, Roses, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Seasonal colour, spring flowering, Spring Garden, Trees, Trees for smaller gardensLeave a Comment on Teddington Gardener Review of the Year – April 2014 – RHS London Show, Kew Gardens, Ightham Mote, Knole, Emmetts Garden & Petersham Nurseries. Spring in full spate.

  A colourful progression through the month, featuring Wisley, Igtham Mote, Knole, Petersham Nurseries, RHS London Show, Kew Gardens, my own projects featuring Spring Bulbs and new planting..... Flowering Cherries, Crab Apples, massed Tulips, Rhododendrons and Azaleas, Bluebells, Auriculas.... a gorgeous month.

Teddington Gardener Review of the Year – March 2014 – Kew and Wisley, The Savill Garden and Petersham Nurseries. Spring advances.

Categories Acid-loving plants, Architectural Plants, Art in the landscape, Auricula, Bedding, Bulbs, Camellias, Clematis, Climbing plants, container gardening, Cutting Garden, dark foliage plants, Evergreen shrubs, Fragrant plants, Hellebore, herbaceous, Lawn Care, Magnolia, my projects, Open to the public, Ornamental trees, Petersham Nurseries, Rhododendron & Azalea, RHS WIsley, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Savill Garden, spring flowering, Spring Garden, The Savill Garden, Trees for smaller gardensLeave a Comment on Teddington Gardener Review of the Year – March 2014 – Kew and Wisley, The Savill Garden and Petersham Nurseries. Spring advances.

My first March visit to Kew Gardens A purchase of a very brilliant little machine - scarifying and aerating the lawn with ease... My first March visit to Kew Gardens - taking in the Pagoda, Chokushi-mon Japanese Landscape, the Xstrata and some of the arboretum. My first week at Petersham Nurseries, at the beginning of…

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Teddington Gardener Review of the Year – February 2014 – Kew and Wisley, Syon and Petersham Nurseries. Spring approaches.

Categories Acid-loving plants, Alpine, Architectural Plants, Bedding, Camellias, Flowering Cherry, Fragrant plants, Grasses, Hellebore, Indoor gardening, Open to the public, Orchids, Ornamental trees, Petersham Nurseries, RHS WIsley, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Seasonal colour, Snowdrops (Galanthus), Winter GardenLeave a Comment on Teddington Gardener Review of the Year – February 2014 – Kew and Wisley, Syon and Petersham Nurseries. Spring approaches.

Primulas providing some welcome colour Birch bark at Kew Crocus at Kew and snowdrops - Ulmus villosa, also at kew The new fruit and vegetable area at Syon Park Garden Centre - my last month there before moving across the river to Petersham Nurseries in March The Orchid Festival at Kew The Rockery and Alpine…

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RHS Wisley – life and death in the Surrey hills… Hydrangeas, Camellias and Hellebores, mostly, Sorbus and Malus, Cornus, Salix and Rubus, Acer, Rhododendron, Chimonathus, Henry Moore and a Squirrel

Categories Abstract Photograpy, Acid-loving plants, Alpine, Architectural Plants, Camellias, Christmas, Fragrant plants, General comment, Hellebore, herbaceous, Hydrangea, Open to the public, Ornamental trees, Plants for a shady garden?, Rhododendron & Azalea, RHS WIsley, Trees for smaller gardens, Wildlife gardening, Winter Garden2 Comments on RHS Wisley – life and death in the Surrey hills… Hydrangeas, Camellias and Hellebores, mostly, Sorbus and Malus, Cornus, Salix and Rubus, Acer, Rhododendron, Chimonathus, Henry Moore and a Squirrel

Acer griseum, lauded for its peeling bark, caught here in the chill morning sunlight on the slopes of Battleston Hill at the RHS gardens at Wisley. The gardens feature the remnants of many fine plants, dying beautifully, hydrangeas foremost in this class, as well as the heralds of a new season, with the earliest hellebores…

Continue reading ➞ RHS Wisley – life and death in the Surrey hills… Hydrangeas, Camellias and Hellebores, mostly, Sorbus and Malus, Cornus, Salix and Rubus, Acer, Rhododendron, Chimonathus, Henry Moore and a Squirrel