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Sunday, Monday – Happy Days…. sweet peas, dahlias, the Petersham Cat and more….

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A few pictures from yesterday and today, two gloriously sunny days at Petersham Nurseries. Just lovely.

Waterperry Gardens – the Waterperry Obelisk, Alpine Garden, Virgin’s Walk, Plant Centre, a little shopping in the Gallery and a last look at the Delphiniums….

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The Waterperry Obelisk Designed and carved by Simon Buchanan, the obelisk is the brainchild of the School of Economic Science who own Waterperry Gardens. They commissioned the work so visitors have a greater understanding of the philosophical principles of the School by expressing a common aim of members. The obelisk is similar to those of…

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Waterperry Gardens – the Island Beds – the most sublime, subtle and stunning combinations

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Designed by nurseryman Alan Bloom in 1968, the island beds were an innovation on the traditional idea of herbaceous borders, in that the beds are of an informal shape with planting viewed from all sides. Being able to walk through the heart of these displays is a real treat and there is nothing at all…

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Waterperry Gardens, near Oxford – first up, a glorious 60m herbaceous border…

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Waterperry Gardens has been on my radar for a long time now, but this is my first visit - a perfect break in the drive home from Stoneleigh Park near Coventry and a few hours at the Horticultural Trades Association Plant Show  (the best of the plant nurseries from throughout the UK showcasing their wares…

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Roses, of course, and other floral delights for Thursday

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The rich red of Tess of the D'Urbervilles, against a tapestry of blackberry and plum tones from the Penstemons,  dark leaves of one hydrangea and the  cranberry flowers of Pink Annabelle. These might not all be bedfellows in your border, but the colour associations can still be made. Tess is one of David Austin's Fragrant…

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June, in an English garden bordering Richmond Park

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and my summer containers, barely a month planted up - some large terracotta pots and about 8 smaller, though still sizeable, Chelsea planters in complimentary colours. and a shallow bowl of house leeks, Sempervivens, in flower...

Dahlias, Alliums, some fine ceramics and much, much more… a Petersham Miscellany!

Categories Art in the landscape, dark foliage plants, Fragrant plants, General comment, herbaceous, Indoor gardening, Petersham Nurseries, Summer gardenLeave a Comment on Dahlias, Alliums, some fine ceramics and much, much more… a Petersham Miscellany!