Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
A rather wonderful, cushion-mound of mossy evergreen foliage, Saxifrage 'Pixie Rose', is a miniature showstopper when in flower (ie. now and into Summer). Foliage little more than 10cm tall, with a spread of up to 30cm, with star-shaped flowers straining upwards. One for an Alpine bed, scree or rockery, with humus rich, moist but…
Continue reading ➞ Saxifrage Pixie Rose
Four completely unrelated plants, though all catching my eye yesterday and each of considerable merit. Clematis alpina Diamond Anniversary, with creamy white tepals backed with a gentle webbed shading of pale purple. Early flowering, growing to 2m. A mediterranean spurge, Euphorbia Black Pearl, a compact form of Euphorbia characias, with black nectaries giving the plant…
Continue reading ➞ Pinks, lime and black… and a Musical
Cyclamen in the Alpine House at RHS Wisley. I made this image into a Christmas card..
The Teddington Gardener 