Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
A poetic diversion, since the first lines had been running around my head and, down the rabbit hole, the rest had to follow ... The Waste Land T S Eliot I. The Burial of the Dead April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring…
Continue reading ➞ April is the cruellest month ….
Flowers inside and out, flowers everywhere - and a few grateful bees to feast on the early Spring bounty. A kaleidoscope of colour, bright, bold, brash and beautiful but we forgive this extravagant generosity - nothing clashes in the garden at this time of year, as the new season unfolds in our gardens. It's welcome antidote…
Continue reading ➞ Spring colour-bombs a riverside Nursery (can you guess which one?)
Tropical and desert plants from foreign parts, lush temperate foliage and home grown beauties - you might head to Kew and the Princess of Wales Conservatory for their Orchid Festival, which opens today and runs for a glorious steamy month at Kew Gardens - but you might get a taste for all that and…
Continue reading ➞ Club Tropicana …
I wrote this (longer) piece for the Petersham Nurseries blog (abridged) and it would be a shame not to recycle it here! "You know that we are passionate about horticulture here at Petersham Nurseries, with new plants coming in every week now and plenty of activity in the gardens and glasshouses. Here are just a…
Thug, the grumpy Petersham Cat, is now on Instagram .... follow him and his misanthropic (misancatic too) life @thugthepetershamcat https://www.instagram.com/thugthepetershamcat/ Like he cares!
A few days at Petersham Nurseries this week and with it, a cycle ride across Teddington Lock in the morning sunshine, ahead of days enjoying a rather fine Indian Summer as Autumn slides into technicolor view - with mist rising from the River Thames and adding a little mystery to Ham Fields While the cycle…
A trip up to town today to visit the Frieze Art Fair - being held in a series of vast marquees (more than tents, these are buildings!) within Regent's Park - and to see the floral installations created by the very talented team at Petersham Nurseries (and have lunch, let's not forget a very excellent…
Continue reading ➞ Frieze Art Fair, Regent’s Park and Petersham Nurseries in Residence
A walk into work today on account of having pedaled the crank shaft loose on my bike these past few weeks - beyond my toolkit so it's into the repair shop tomorrow. Not wanting to drive after being so energetic, green and conscientious since the start of the roadworks three weeks ago (boring but a great…
A summer party cruising from Kew Bridge to London Bridge - and rather conveniently, back again - with those lovely folk from Petersham Nurseries (and that's the sole horticultural link here but I hope the scenery will make up for my hijacking these pages for personal benefit). It would be a very tough ask to…
Continue reading ➞ A little cruise up the Thames …. London by moonlight with the Petersham Crew
The Teddington Gardener 