Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
Conifers - much maligned and in current thinking, unloved? Is this true? It certainly shouldn't be when there is such a range of form, shape, texture and colour to be had - and from many that will sit happily in the smaller garden without ever outgrowing their welcome. Some of the names might be unfamiliar…
Continue reading ➞ Nothing dull about these conifers … #loveyourconifers
Fatsia japonica, in flower - big, bold shiny leaves and sputnik satellites of green flower. A very useful plant for a shady spot in the garden, providing a luxuriousness that is rare in these difficult conditions. Helen Yemm, writing in the Telegraph - is a fan - How to grow: Fatsia japonica Helen Yemm loves…
Continue reading ➞ Fatsia japonica – bold leaves (and flowers) for a shady corner
Mahonia x media Charity Well, actually, I know that the two close-ups are the named variety Charity - the other photograph was taken in the Woodland Garden at Kew and was too far into the border for me to make out a label. I'm certain there was one - they are sticklers for labelling but…
Continue reading ➞ Sweet Charity
Cordyline australis, in my garden today, flowering extravagantly - again Yucca with dramatic flower spike - Twickenham, today The long tail of Autumn and the mild weather that has continued for these past few weeks has triggered a second flowering for the Cordylines in my garden - the one closest to the house is branching…
Continue reading ➞ Prickly customers – Yucca and Cordyline
The Teddington Gardener 