Introduced in 2000, this is a free-flowering shrub bearing soft-apricot-paling-to-creamy-white rosette-shaped flowers with a faint scent (its only shortcoming, this). Superbly healthy and growing to a fine 4' x 3'. Named for The Crocus Trust, hence the odd nomenclature for plant that is not obviously a crocus.
Landing gear down…
Ipomoea tricolor Heavenly Blue, and guest A beautiful, fast-growing twining annual with rich azure flowers and white throat. Hailing from tropical Central and South America, yet still choice a stopover for our native visitor. How adaptable is nature!
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Roses at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Brick pillars and slim wooden struts forming a gently curving pergola in the Family Beds garden at Kew. Matched specimens of climbing and rambling roses in perfect condition and trained to absolute perfection. In full flower, this will be Amazing. Climbing Lady Hillingdon Constance Spry Chevvy Chase Veilchenblau Alberic Barbier Climbing Cecile Brunner Alexander Girault…
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Pink is the new Orange
Having been told this week by a customer that 'they never knew they liked orange so much', (there were lots of Ballerina tulips this spring, and much Geum in flower in her garden now), I think it is time to consider my 'relationship' with Orange. Maybe not give it up - the gorgeous David Austin…
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Blue mist…
The wildflower meadow - an avenue really - at Syon Park. Just getting going nicely after a little heat..
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Return to Roehampton
My first visit in over six months, to the borders I created last Spring in this large Roehampton Garden. Deep breath, eyes open, great relief! They have had to look after themselves following the tidy-up I was able to give them before Christmas and I am thrilled that they have survived such a cruel and…
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More than just a pretty leaf
Hosta sieboldiana var Elegans I know this image was included in my 200th post/gallery but I got to thinking that lots of the other plants included therein were doing just what was expected of them - flowering plants, flowering (albeit beautifully). The verdant hosta indeed comes in a huge range of leaf size, shape and…
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Mme Isaac Pereire, Lady Emma Hamilton and Evelyn.
Mme Isaac Pereire (top left), Lady Emma Hamilton (top right) & Evelyn A fruity menage-à-trois featuring three headily fragrant flowers. Happy Days.
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Digitalis purpurea ‘Sutton’s Apricot’
A rather lovely soft apricot coloured foxglove, with tall spires that will illuminate a shady spot in the garden. A form of the most familiar foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, it is generally considered a biennial plant, though it can be tricked into a short-lived perennial-ness by prompt deadheading (still, not gaining very much and losing some…
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