The China rose - Bengal Beauty - or Bengal Crimson - the first Old Roses to flower at Petersham - the first of any of them by a country mile! A deep cherry-red - large sumptiously-coloured single blooms, with a stretch and a twist, set against deep green, purple-flushed foliage. And set to flower continuously…
Lilac hues in the glasshouse – Passiflora ‘Amethyst’
Passiflora 'Amethyst'- a tender, vigorous climber suitable for the conservatory. A lilac/lavender cousin of the more usual blue Passiflora caerulea. (P. caerulea is a hardy climber, more or less happy outside whatever the weather) Of Amethyst - this beauty can survive outside, down to 0°C, if the new wood has had time to…
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Garden Centre Geek – RHS Wisley Plant Centre
Lewisia cotyledon (above) Clematis alpina Frankie (above) Leucadendron Jack Harre Abutilon x suntense Flowering Maple Epimedium Orange Queen I wanted to see see what was looking good at the plant centre at Wisley - I hadn't been there for several weeks and expected it to be filling up with new stock. I was not…
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Cor blimey! luv-a-duck apples-and-pears…
The Wild Pear, Pyrus pyraster, blooming at Kew (above) Pyrus nivalis the Snow Pear, flowering in front of a group of Amelanchier (above) Amelanchier intermedia (above) Malus Laxton's Red (above and below) Malus Robert's Crab (above) Malus baccata Jackii (above) Malus halliana (above) Malus Laxton's Red (above) and the 'duck' in question... Crab-apples and wild…
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Hanami – my very own Cherry Blossom Festival in Kew Gardens
A combination of recent warm weather, sunshine, light breezes and little rain combine to make the show of cherry blossom, just yesterday at Kew Gardens, beautiful. Crab-apples and wild pears, Amelanchier and the last of the magnolias were also in flower, but the cherries, by dint of the sheer exuberance of their display, won me…
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Kew Green – waiting for the Wisteria to flower…
A brief stop on the north side of Kew Green, to a terrace of charming and characterful houses. I missed the Wisteria the last time if memory serves and I am a couple of weeks early this time around - it is just beginning to emerge with hints of blue against the brickwork. The double…
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A quiet spot for lunch – and time to read up on all things Compost
Time to brush up on my composting knowledge - starting with The Garden Organic Book of Compost. I'm talking on all things Compost next month - and when I have my notes ready, I'll let you know! It's International Compost Awareness Week, the 5th -11th May after all...
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Damson Merryweather
OK, I have rotated the picture round from landscape to portrait, but I like the effect! Damson Merryweather blossom Merryweather is one of the most widely-planted and hardy damsons. The fruit is large by damson standards and Merryweather is in some ways more like a small plum. The fruit can be eaten fresh if left…
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RHS Great London Plant Fair 2014 – a last look at this Springtime Miscellany
and heading home.... with my bag of scented pelargoniums from Fibrex Nurseries - lemon, attar of roses, orange, pine and peppermint...
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