Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
More time travel, to 2014, though we definitely in Auricula season now methinks. These gorgeous examples were provided by Woottens of Wenhaston - also a nursery on my bucket list. Florist's Flowers I'm rather in love with the double auriculas which feature in the earlier part of this gallery - I didn't think they…
Continue reading ➞ Woottens of Wenhaston, thank you…. Funiculì, Funiculà, Auriculì…. Auricula!
Lilies in the Great Marquee at the 2016 RHS Chelsea Flower Show - a grand stand exhibit put together by Cheshire Nursery, Harts in Congleton. A display of cut flowers in perfect condition (the chill week no doubt helped keep them at their peak). http://www.hartsnursery.co.uk/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/3338336/Gilded-lilies.html http://www.hwhyde.co.uk/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/11730860/The-trouble-with-lilies-fabulous-but-fickle.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXeTaB5M868 Gladioli, below, are making a comeback…
Florist's Flowers I'm rather in love with the double auriculas which feature in the earlier part of this gallery - I didn't think they would glamour me quite as much, but with their gentle ruffles and mix of rich, faded and subtle colours, I'm smitten. These beauties are all auriculas, primroses, and I turn (once…
Continue reading ➞ Woottens of Wenhaston, thank you…. Funiculì, Funiculà, Auriculì…. Auricula!
The Teddington Gardener 