Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
Parcevall Hall, a Yorkshire Gem explored in July 2013 and just passed by on our New Year's Eve walk, bringing a close to 2014... Having reviewed all of my garden visits this past year in month-by-month galleries, it is clear that I have a few miles to put in throughout 2015. It has been wonderful…
Lavender angustifolia Hidcote. A strong blue-purple to this compact lavender, one of the brightest saturated colours in the lavender range - especially when multiplied through lines and drifts - and a beautiful companion to roses (despite their differing cultural needs). A little benign neglect, nothing too rich in the compost or feeding regime, excellent drainage…
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The rose bed outside the visitor centre to Syon House and Gardens planted up with four David Austin varieties with low hedges of box and lavender. Gertrude Jekyll, Geoff Hamilton, Winchester Cathedral and The Generous Gardener.
The Teddington Gardener 