Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
Hosta sieboldiana var Elegans I know this image was included in my 200th post/gallery but I got to thinking that lots of the other plants included therein were doing just what was expected of them - flowering plants, flowering (albeit beautifully). The verdant hosta indeed comes in a huge range of leaf size, shape and…
Continue reading ➞ More than just a pretty leaf
A rather lovely soft apricot coloured foxglove, with tall spires that will illuminate a shady spot in the garden. A form of the most familiar foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, it is generally considered a biennial plant, though it can be tricked into a short-lived perennial-ness by prompt deadheading (still, not gaining very much and losing some…
Continue reading ➞ Digitalis purpurea ‘Sutton’s Apricot’
What a lovely spot from which to admire your garden. An apartment just behind the Tate Modern, Bankside, overlooking the communal garden, though I can imagine it as my own. Hmm. Prices for 2-bed apartments starting at £1M... I'll resist the urge to look up the penthouses - they may have a multi-million pound View…
Continue reading ➞ Yes please…
The Teddington Gardener 