Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
A catch-up from a very warm and sunny day at Petersham Nurseries, capturing a few images in my lunch break from the benches and Cutting Garden - and then as I was leaving in the evening, with golden sun strafing across the flowers. One or two images sneaking in from the previous days' batch and…
Continue reading ➞ A few more things ….
The same situation here, two double rows of plants, growing up tall, roughly woven obelisks, laid out for inspection, assessment and examination - late, large-flowering clematis on trial at RHS Wisley. I was here last year and maybe the year before so that would make this at least year three of the trial. Some varieties…
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.…
I'm thinking about climbing plants - for use in a myriad ways in the garden and it is a huge topic. Plants for sun and shade, large and small, with the promise of scent and flower in every month of the year. I think I ought to restrict myself to those gems which are in…
Continue reading ➞ Climbers for every occasion (Part 1: Spring and early Summer)
Clematis cartmanii Avalanche This mass of flowers belongs to a ferny-leaved, evergreen clematis, a scrambling non-clinging climber - or trailer - that can reach 2-3m. Preferring a sunny site, it has the largest flowers of any of the Cartmanii varieties and is happy in the border or in a container. It has gained a coveted…
Continue reading ➞ Avalanche – an evergreen clematis living up to its name…
Clematis alpina Blue Dancer, with these larger than average, very attractive blue flowers, giving us a second flush of flowers this week (the main show is in April/May). A foray into the back issue of The Telegraph now, for an article written by Val Bourne, which, whilst it does not mention Blue Dancer at all…
Continue reading ➞ Clematis alpina Blue Dancer….
Bright orange crocosmia Fire Jumper, with a flash of blue from clematis Daniel Deronda Now while you might not see these two plants side by side, what with one being a climber, both colours sing with their association, creating a little more electricity than either of these sparky plants do on their own. Something to…
Continue reading ➞ Orange & Blue
Clematis Beautiful Bride Large white blooms (an early lemon stripe develops into pure white) and very free flowering. Already winning many awards and with such a name (or despite it), I think it will do well. Even the young plants I saw today are crowded with open flowers and long buds. It is a new-ish…
Continue reading ➞ Polish Spirit
Name: Clematis 'The President' Hardy: Fully hardy Height: 3 metres (10ft) Flowers: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Bred by Charles Noble in 1876, clematis 'The President' is a hybrid between C. x jackmanii and C. patens. The deep purple flowers (do not easily fade in the sun) are 15cm (6in) with silver on the reverse…
Continue reading ➞ Clematis, The President
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