The Jubilee Rose Garden at RHS Wisley (the old rose garden, being almost entirely roses). Hydrangea paniculata Vanille Fraise (above and below) Hosta in flower Hydrangea quercifolia Harmony (above and below) Hemerocallis Frans Hals (above) Entering the Bowes-Lyon Roses Garden - featuring a little of the companion planting that showed up well in the…
The Trial Fields at RHS Wisley – Late, large-flowering Clematis. A pretty piece but really no use whatsover!
Having seen this display in the Trial Fields at RHs Wisley, my immediate intent was to produce a useful guide to the plants on show, and document the shape, colour and profusion of the cultivars on trial. I've been down this route before with the viticellas - and sweet peas, delphiniums and very likely more.…
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Mayfield Lavender Farm – brought my camera this time….
Mayfield Lavender Farm, near Banstead, Surrey I had my camera with me this time, having passed this way almost a month ago on my way to pick up some pots from a nearby nursery. Returning for more pots, I was prepared and stopped and had a heady, fragrant wander through the lines and lines -…
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The Piet Oudolf Glasshouse Borders at RHS Wisley – Poetry in Motion…
I've written about these borders before, the wide double near-mirrored plantings mixing grasses with perennials backed by taller shrubs (some coppiced like the Cotinus) and trees. Striking combinations include the Echinacea with the Eryngium Silver Ghost, and the superb Sanguisorba Red Thunder mixing in with the grasses - likened to a swarm of angry raspberries!…
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RHS Wisley, Country Gardens Style
The Country Garden at RHS Wisley, a densely planted, enclosed garden, between the double Herbaceous Borders, the Jubilee Rose Gardens, AGM Beds and the Bowes-Lyon Rose Garden. Always a favourite part of these extensive gardens, with strong lines formed by rectangular paths and a central round pool - allowing the planting to billow and drape…
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Bring me Sunshine – double the fun with the herbaceous borders @ RHS Gardens, Wisley
The double herbaceous borders at the RHS Gardens at Wisley - lots of colour and some fantastic combinations. Enjoy!
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Hampton Court Palace Gardens – more than just a flower show
Hampton Court Palace Gardens A whistle-stop tour of the Palace Gardens at the weekend and really rather glad to have seen them again - it has been too long. Rose gardens, walled gardens, the world's largest vine, parterres and very, very long borders. I think I will have to return for a closer look -…
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An alternative career – Wingwalker?
A trip to Farnborough Air Show today and while there were no horticultural highlights at all - the machines on display (spanning more than a century of aviation) and the flying/acrobatics in the air were superb. The Breitling Wingwalkers were sensational... http://www.aerosuperbatics.com/ For £399 you can have a go.... Normal Horticultural Services will resume shortly.
The Teddington Gardener 