Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
Russian Sage - Perovskia atriplicifolia Little Spire I'm quoting from Graham Stuart Thomas' book, Perennial Garden Plants and I think he is a fan. Ardent sun-lovers for well-drained soil. In shade they will flower but tend to sprawl. Though truly shrubs they are best cut to the ground every spring to encourage strong shoots and…
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Dahlia Canary Fubuki A beautiful dahlia with (decasplit) blooms of lemon fading to the tips, literally translating as Canary Snowstorm. Growing to 1m-1.2m, preferring rich soils and probably needing some winter protection in colder regions. Deadhead regularly for a display that should carry on until the first frosts. Then either lift the tubers and store…
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Chartwell, Kent. The Family Home of Winston Churchill A late-in-the-day decision to visit Chartwell (getting the best value from the National Trust annual membership), the family home of Winston Spencer Churchill. Presented very much as it was when it was their family home, with gardens that Winston had a great deal to do with -…
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Dan Pearson, writing in the Observer today, can't be wrong! Orange all the way... http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/aug/18/choosing-orange-flowers-for-the-garden
We're getting ready to bring you a regular gardening show on ORLA.fm, which is something completely new for me and very, very exciting. Promotional recordings are being aired this weekend and I hope that they whet your appetite for the full-on shows which start in October. After many years doing all kinds of other things, I came…
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Very, Very Excited to be recording.... ....the promotional material for a gardening column on local radio.... set to start proper in October. Exciting and a little daunting. Who would have thought there were so many verbal traps and trip-ups waiting to befall the unwary. So much to think about - every word - and the…
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Japanese Anemone Queen Charlotte against bi-coloured Kniphofia Pink, orange, purple, green, yellow and blue. Works for me!
The Teddington Gardener 