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Things that caught my eye etc., etc., – and a gourmet tour of the East End (didn’t expect that, did you!)

Categories Architectural Plants, Autumn garden, Bedding, Climbing plants, colour, Cottage Garden, Cutting Garden, Dahlias, dark foliage plants, David Austin roses, Dry Garden, Fragrant plants, General comment, House plants, Hydrangea, late summer border, Organic Gardening, Petersham Nurseries, Roses, Seasonal colour, Summer garden, White GardenLeave a Comment on Things that caught my eye etc., etc., – and a gourmet tour of the East End (didn’t expect that, did you!)

A day at Petersham Nurseries, working I might add, dispensing horticultural advice and bon-mots to a pretty happy crowd - weather warm but not too warm, a good breeze, plenty of plants to pretty the place up, time to talk to the customers - and keep everything watered - and time to make a few…

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A few things that caught my eye today – Petersham Nurseries – flower therapy and a quote from Cabaret, what more do you need?

Categories Architectural Plants, Bedding, Cottage Garden, Cutting Garden, Dahlias, David Austin roses, Fragrant plants, Grasses, herbaceous, Hydrangea, late summer border, Open to the public, Petersham Nurseries, plants for roses, Roses, Seasonal colour, Summer garden, White Garden4 Comments on A few things that caught my eye today – Petersham Nurseries – flower therapy and a quote from Cabaret, what more do you need?

Flower therapy, this. From Petersham Nurseries today.  To quote from Cabaret - 'Leave your troubles outside, So- life is disappointing? Forget it! We have no troubles here! Here life is beautiful... ' After this you can go back to Brexit/Conservative Leadership/Chilcot Report/Euro 2016/24HourNews/Emails... 'What good's permitting some prophet of doom To wipe every smile away…

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and now for something a little tropical… the Glasshouse at RHS Wisley

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The lilac blue flowers at the base of the waterfall are Hypoestes aristata, next to the Bird of Paradise, Strelitzia regina. Sword Agave - last seen in the Hotel gardens in Madeira... The Glasshouse at RHS Wisley https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley/Articles/Greenspiration-at-Wisley  

Lilac hues in the glasshouse – Passiflora ‘Amethyst’

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    Passiflora 'Amethyst'- a tender, vigorous climber suitable for the conservatory. A lilac/lavender cousin of the more usual blue Passiflora caerulea. (P. caerulea  is a hardy climber, more or less happy outside whatever the weather) Of Amethyst - this beauty can survive outside, down to 0°C, if the new wood has had time to…

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White Lightning

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Passiflora caerulea White Lightning After the rain, thunder and accompanying light show earlier this evening, this seemed appropriate - in name at least. An unusual flower and very likely all the component parts play some role in the life-cycle of this vigorous climber. This pale cultivar (Constance Elliott is another) is on the wrong side…

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