Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
Echinacea purpurea Rubinglow and Echinacea purpurea Green Edge Here, at the top of the border near The Mount, it is a battle between the Echinacea Rubinglow and Green Edge, though the balance is far in the favour of plummy purple cultivar. Allium seed heads provide some contrast too. The ground here, as well as being…
Continue reading ➞ Piet Oudolf Borders at RHS Wisley
Some very good reviews of this Astrantia - deep rich colouring, long lasting, free flowering. I've planted 'Roma' in various gardens and am happy to recommend it, though the colour, in the warm weather we have had these past few weeks, has washed out more quickly than I would have liked. This cultivar looks like…
Continue reading ➞ Astrantia Gill Richardson
Summer Song with Agapanthus Northern Star Orange and blue, again, though this time the star attraction is another David Austin rose, Summer Song. A rangy plant with arching growth and flowers of a strong burnt orange colour, reminiscent, they say, of a tropical sunset. Sigh.
Towering spires of white, blue, lavender, purples and pinks, Delphiniums are a quintessential cottage garden plant. But the times, they are a-changing. I saw these at Hampton Court Flower Show and now they are finding their way into the garden centres. Rich salmon-reds in large fat spikes. This one is called Coral Sunset which is…
Continue reading ➞ A new direction for Delphiniums…
A Moroccan influence here I think - tangerine rose Lady Emma Hamilton, deep blue Agapanthus Northern Star, Lythrum Robin and Veronica Purplicious. The colours sing out in this combination. Now where can I use this...?
David Austin rose, Evelyn. Soft and pillowy (is that a word?) but I think you can see what I mean. What is missing is the extraordinary scent for this is one of the most fragrant English roses. Seek one out to experience it for yourself...
Laser-cut silhouettes of Hydrangea paniculata 'Phantom' Billowing clouds of Hydrangea paniculata 'Phantom' A magnificent shrub, Hydrangea paniculata 'Phantom' has huge conical white flower heads, tapering clouds up to 45cm long. The flower bracts the are pale green in early summer, turning white from July to August, finally darkening to pink before falling in September. For largest possible…
Agapanthus Midnight Star It didn't take long for this stand of agapanthus to attract some wildlife, though I am ashamed to say that I don't know the name of this visitor. How about Geraldine? Clearly there is some reward in these tightly closed flower-buds and the butterfly has the apparatus to collect. Nature, amazing.
Helenium Moerheim Beauty Rattling on as I have on the sneezeweeds, it is only right to round off the topic, for the moment, with this picture. Intricate detail, rich colour and wildlife. Amen to that.
The Teddington Gardener 