Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
Phormium with raindrop lenses.. Less snap-happy and more looking at the names of the plants might lend more authority to these entries, though this was a very quick, held-at-the-waist-and-click picture that revealed the optical qualities of the raindrops only after downloading to the computer. I'm guessing that this particular phormium is some combination of Maori…
Continue reading ➞ Maori Surprise
A glorious sight in full flower, forming a large open, evergreen tree with fern-like glaucous to silvery foliage. Fragrant racemes of spherical yellow flower heads from winter through to spring. Coming from Australia and New Zealand, mimosas need a sheltered site, in full sun, but can still be caught out by prolonged cold and wet.…
Continue reading ➞ Acacia dealbata (Mimosa, Silver Wattle)
The Teddington Gardener 