Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
Continuing the series of '15 Favourites', this time it is the turn of the houseplant. A veritable Jules Vernes 'around the world' tour, with tropical and desert dwellers from several continents, these are plants that we do our very best to accommodate in our homes, trying to give them an environment as close to their…
Continue reading ➞ 15 Favourites – Houseplants
A short late-afternoon, my-but-it-is-getting-dark-quickly-now tour of the Garden Shop at Petersham Nurseries. House plants with homes all over the world in one glasshouse, with golden autumn leaf, pumpkins and twinkly lights. Cacti and Succulent will be moving in here from Glasshouse Two as the nights become more chill. Seriously, we are quite serious about houseplants.…
A few of my houseplants, dotted throughout the conservatory, kitchen, sitting room, bedrooms and bathrooms and all with their own particular requirements for sunshine, shade, indirect but bright light, humidity and watering regime. Plenty of room for more I think though .... Many of the pots are Burmese, though I should correctly say from Myanmar.…
Continue reading ➞ A few houseplants (Practise what you preach…)
The Garden Shop at Petersham Nurseries is filled with houseplants, whose homes hail from all over the world, together with seeds and tools, pots and gardening equipment and in the blessed rain yesterday, was my home for the day. In the rare moments between torrents, I had a wander through the rest of the nursery…
Continue reading ➞ On Home Ground – a little peak at Petersham Nurseries
A day of sunshine and showers and a trip down the M3 to Windlesham to visit Longacres and subsequently Wyevale and Hilliers. Three very different garden centres - one huge and sprawling, with everything (save many perennials), one very glum and one that has been extended and revamped beautifully - quite a treat. Longacres is…
Having spent rather a lot of time indoors these past few days, (understandably I wasn't outside very much with the outdoor plants at Petersham Nurseries, what with it being Arctic here in the UK). Well I don't feel too hard done by - The Garden Shop is a beautiful, colourful and fragrant space full of…
Continue reading ➞ A Garden Shop …. (with updated gallery)
Just a little gallery ...
Cyclamen persicum, a cool customer for a cooler spot in your home this winter. Clean whites, blush pinks, deeper carmines, burgundy and wine... and the occasional flash like these ones, which I rather like. LINKS The Cyclamen Society - http://www.cyclamen.org/faq_set.html Sarah Raven gives some advice - http://www.sarahraven.com/articles/indoor_cyclamen.htm The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/gardeningadvice/7250834/Cyclamen-to-brighten-up-your-home.html and a first, from…
Continue reading ➞ Cool customers – Cyclamen for a Cool Yule
Echeverias Tough perfect rosettes for the summer garden and a holiday indoors for the autumn and winter.... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/5621823/How-to-grow-succulents.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/gardeningpicturegalleries/8899769/Sarah-Ravens-favourite-indoor-plants.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/plants/8899770/Houseplants-Enjoy-the-garden-indoors.html Houseplants: Enjoy the garden indoors Keep your green fingers busy with stylish, no-fuss houseplants that make indoors a horticultural retreat. By Sarah Raven   7:00AM GMT 24 Nov 2011 Recent rain and gales have left…
Continue reading ➞ Echeverias – perfect little rosettes for the winter house and summer garden
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