Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
If you're given a Murano glass vase worth close to a 'grand' it helps to have a whole cutting garden if you are to fill it well - here we have Dahlias and Hydrangeas (Phantom and at least one un-named mophead with an antique feel), Verbena bonariensis, rich red Leucothoe and fresh green ferns for…
Continue reading ➞ Dahlias & Hydrangea – Autumn bouquets
A lovely warm September day and the sunflowers in the Cutting Garden at Petersham Nurseries were glowing as I left for the day. Towering above the not insubstantial dahlias, cosmos, lavatera, zinnia, verbena bonariensis, remnants of sweet peas and so much more, there are several varieties planted - I picked out two here, a tawny…
Continue reading ➞ Marmite, Poodles and Sunflowers
A Grand Day Out - 100th Wensleydale Agricultural Show, 23rd August 2014 Leyburn, North Yorkshire A traditional agricultural show - rather a very excellent Agricultural Show with sheep, cows, horses (and carts) and poultry on show, sheep dog trials, baking to outshine any Bake-Off, knitting, painting and home crafts being expertly judged, tractors and steam…
A little flower arranging - of the 'where they fall' variety, like spillikins, but with the freshest of ingredients. The Cutting Garden at Petersham Nurseries, a floral powerhouse.
Another cheat, just a gallery this time, though there are thirty pictures here so I can't be excused of short-changing you, just that the commentary is a little thin...
Rather a cheat, this, a gallery of the Rose Marquee exhibits, but time is short and I will lay claim to the 'if a picture paints a thousand words' argument and leave you with twenty four thousand of them... I would make a mention of the Historic Roses Group, who were once again exhibiting (and…
Continue reading ➞ Roses all the way at Hampton Court Flower Show
Vestra Wealth's Garden (above) http://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-hampton-court-palace-flower-show/exhibitors/Hampton-gardens/vestra-wealths-vista This is a smart, modern garden for a contemporary home. Various levels and layers of planting and hard landscaping surround a dining terrace with a cantilevered cedar table. Gabions are surrounded by copper and packed with split timber, which helps to encourage wildlife. Clipped box lawns are used as alternatives to…
Continue reading ➞ RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show – my favourite Show Gardens
Halo Garden (above) http://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-hampton-court-palace-flower-show/exhibitors/Hampton-gardens/halo Halo is a Mediterranean-style garden based on the idea of a traditional Greek island. The garden has been created on a budget of £13,000. Typical Greek features include white boat sails, a blue halo as a modern interpretation of the traditional Greek Orthodox Church dome and Mediterranean planting, together with traditional paths and…
Continue reading ➞ RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show – more from the Show Gardens (Part II)
above, elements from the Jordans Wildlife Garden http://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-hampton-court-palace-flower-show/exhibitors/Hampton-gardens/jordans-wildlife-garden This garden has been developed to encourage visitors to bring a little bit of the British countryside into their gardens. Inspired by the Hampton Court maze, meadow paths curve through layers of soft naturalistic planting and into a central terrace with a calm, reflective pool. Taller planting…
Continue reading ➞ RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show – a look at The Show Gardens…. Part I
The Teddington Gardener 