Fragrant plants

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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If you go down to the woods today (reprise) – Scented Witch Hazels, Daphne & Sarcococca, Edgeworthia too at RHS Wisley

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You are met, as soon as you walk into the gardens at RHS Wisley, by the seductive scent of Sarcococca, the Winter Box, in this case with pure white threadlike flowers on arching stems, set against deep green leaves. It is a fragrance that carries on the wind, a siren-call to the few pollinators out…

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

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  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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Daphne odora Aureomarginata, Edgeworthia chrysantha, Double Primulas, Hellebores, Crocus and Almond Blossom – A Day in the Life….

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I am blessed with the scent of this beautiful plant - drifting across the nursery and Siren-like, it calls to me so that I can breathe in more of this delicious fragrance. Sweet, honeyed, hints of lily and jasmine, citrus, intense but not cloying. Fleeting too on the breeze, caught and then lost again. I…

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More hyacinths – one of my favourite scented flowers

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I love the scent of hyacinths and have made a statement piece here using a long zinc wndowbox (without drainage holes) and packed it with Skyjacket hyacinth bulbs that I picked up at the Rochdale County Council nursery in Middleton, Manchester, at the beginning of December (a bargain 50p each, so I bought a whole…

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Fragrant Hyacinths, a Cutting Garden rich in promise and Thug, the Petersham Cat

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My day has been perfumed by these beautiful hyacinths - I have more at home, so the fragrance surrounds me even now. Heaven. Especially welcome given the chill, steady mizzling which I hope and believe will give way to something brighter, dryer, though colder, tomorrow. I bought more Hyacinth bulbs today, Gypsy Queen, in a…

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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 – September 2014 – The Savill Garden, Kew Gardens, Nymans, Wakehurst Place, RHS Wisley and Petersham Nurseries. Summer Crescendo.

Categories Abstract Photograpy, Alpine, Architectural Plants, Bedding, Bulbs, Clematis, Climbing plants, container gardening, Cutting Garden, David Austin roses, Fragrant plants, Fruit Trees, Grasses, herbaceous, Hydrangea, late summer border, National Trust Gardens, Nymans, Open to the public, Ornamental trees, Plants for a shady garden?, plants for roses, RHS WIsley, Roses, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Savill Garden, Seasonal colour, Shrubs, Summer garden, The Savill Garden, Travel broadens the mind, Trees, Trees for smaller gardensLeave a Comment on Teddington Gardener Review of the Year – September 2014 – The Savill Garden, Kew Gardens, Nymans, Wakehurst Place, RHS Wisley and Petersham Nurseries. Summer Crescendo.

The Savill Garden, Kew Gardens, Wakehurst Place, Petersham Nurseries, RHS Wisley. Plenty of Hydrangeas to admire, roses of course, lots, dahlias, colchicums, late-summer borders stars such as asters and rudbeckias, orchards....  Altogether much to admire!

Teddington Gardener Review of the Year – August 2014 – Kew Gardens, Heather on the Moors and an Agricultural Show in North Yorkshire, Covent Garden Flower Market & Petersham Nurseries. Summer marches on…

Categories Abstract Photograpy, Acid-loving plants, Alpine, Architectural Plants, Bedding, Clematis, Climbing plants, Cutting Garden, David Austin roses, Fragrant plants, Fruit Trees, herbaceous, Hydrangea, late summer border, my projects, Open to the public, Ornamental trees, Petersham Nurseries, plants for roses, Roses, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Seasonal colour, Summer garden, Travel broadens the mind, Vegetables, Wildlife gardeningLeave a Comment on Teddington Gardener Review of the Year – August 2014 – Kew Gardens, Heather on the Moors and an Agricultural Show in North Yorkshire, Covent Garden Flower Market & Petersham Nurseries. Summer marches on…

Kew Gardens, Petersham Nurseries, North Yorkshire, Covent Garden Flower Market and my own projects. A busy month but time off in the beautiful North Yorkshire Moors. Glorious (have I said that before at all?)