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A Petersham Nurseries Gallery – a feast of roses & perennials and a closer look at the Cutting Garden

Categories Architectural Plants, Bedding, Bulbs, Climbing plants, colour, Cutting Garden, Dahlias, dark foliage plants, David Austin roses, Fragrant plants, herbaceous, Hydrangea, Open to the public, Petersham Nurseries, plants for roses, Roses, Seasonal colour, Seeds, Summer garden1 Comment on A Petersham Nurseries Gallery – a feast of roses & perennials and a closer look at the Cutting Garden

I arrived at Petersham Nurseries 45 minutes earlier than necessary with a view to taking a few pictures - and I am a speedy photographer - so here is a little gallery of plants that are both conveniently for sale or at home in the Cutting Garden (a practical resource for so much of the…

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The Red Peony of Constantinople, no less…

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Paeonia peregrina, on the Rockery slope at RHS Wisley today, basking in warm sunshine (truly). The Byzantine Peony or The Red Peony of Constantinople. Marvellous!An extremely important plant for breeding (the RHS Encyclopedia of Perennials tells me), its unusual combination of pigments being largely responsible for the development of coral-coloured flowers in hybrid peonies. Spreading…

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