Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
Antique urn with Hellebore Pirouette, Muehlenbeckia and moss.. A new delivery of some very old things! The delicious red-flowering standard camellia is very Alice in Wonderland The cutting border - the bulbs are coming through and I can't wait to see what buried treasure we have here. The border will develop through the year providing…
Continue reading ➞ A little slice of Petersham – and a little announcement
Morning and evening on the River Thames at Isleworth - two images sandwiching a beautifully balmy, clear-blue-sky day. A few more days like these, please...
The woods of the Wild Garden, betwixt the Rock Garden, Alpine Meadow and Seven Acres (at RHS Wisley) were bright and fragrant with witch hazels, with names I had read about but not seen either on Battleston Hill nor at Kew. These delicate thread-like flowers are completely hardy and will thrive, unharmed by snow and…
Continue reading ➞ Still bewitched by Witch Hazels…
Crocus and polyanthus, brightening up my windowsills My favourite is the three-toned yellow-white-blue Crocus tricolor, which has come through again despite a regime of benign neglect. The pots were shuffled away last spring to the side of the house and left to their own devices - brought out when the first promise of green began…
Continue reading ➞ All you need is a windowsill…
Flower and fragrance - there is no lack of interest in the woodland at Wisley These images from the Wild Wood, an area bounded by the Alpine Meadow, Rock Garden and Seven Acres, with forays up the hill for the Iris (and into the Alpine House). You can almost hear the fresh growth popping on…
Continue reading ➞ Flowers and fragrance at RHS Wisley
Edgworthia chrysantha The tightly-closed, felt-grey buds of this gorgeous shrub have opened to reveal their sunny side and clove-scented pompoms smother the bare stems. No need to add more as I have talked about this beauty many times before - just look it up in the search box in the side bar. If you do…
Continue reading ➞ Edgworthia chrysantha – my favourite
I love the Alpine House at RHS Wisley - a traditional glasshouse packed full of plants, their terracotta pots sunk into a raised sandy bench. Just the right height for a close look at these intricate and beautifully bright jewels. The Davies Alpine House at Kew - the clam shell - has cutting edge architecture…
Continue reading ➞ The Alpine House at RHS Wisley – a box of delights!
The King and Queen on a rare visit to the RHS gardens at Wisley The white Henry Moore Arch at the top of Battleston Hill has disappeared, to be replaced by some seated royalty at the top of the Lily Pond. I saw these beautiful figures last at Hatfield House. There was much, much more…
Continue reading ➞ Henry Moore at RHS Wisley
Lose no time... Once upon a time.... my sister Christine, in the kaftan, my brother Mark, my Mother and me... I'm hijacking the purely horticultural aims of this blog for personal reasons - and a nostalgic walk down memory lane. Of all the times that I have been back home, in almost four decades, I…
Continue reading ➞ A trip down memory lane… and a history lesson
The Teddington Gardener 