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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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Roses, like you had to guess … plus some herbaceous beauties. A few things that caught my eye at Petersham Nurseries today –

Categories Alpine, Climbing plants, Cottage Garden, Cutting Garden, David Austin roses, herbaceous, Petersham Nurseries, plants for roses, RosesLeave a Comment on Roses, like you had to guess … plus some herbaceous beauties. A few things that caught my eye at Petersham Nurseries today –

Well I had my macro lens with me today, hence the kind of images you have here - and plenty of roses to draw the eye (and nose - to take a gorgeous sniff). Not much time but I had to photograph some flowers today after a day photographing a wedding yesterday. Lovely, lively day…

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More roses – can I be this good to you? Part Two, this time from the Bowes Lyon Rose Garden at RHS Wisley

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As promised - and be careful what you wish for in future - a grand gallery of roses captured yesterday in the riot of colour that is the Bowes Lyon Rose Garden at RHS Wisley in Surrey. The newer of two rose gardens, this features wide, broad and ascending (or descending) paths with generous steps,…

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Putting on a Petersham show… roses by me, styling by Amanda

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and from our Doyenne of the Displays, Lady of the Carts, Madame Maestro.... Filled, finessed, crafted and created, displays at Petersham Nurseries, styling by Amanda - the newest member of the Horticulture Green Team. Roses by me....!  

David Austin Roses – the who, what, why and when…

Categories David Austin roses, Garden Design, General comment, late summer border, Pest control, Roses, Summer garden6 Comments on David Austin Roses – the who, what, why and when…

Now that the rose season is almost upon us, I'm refreshing my memory after long rose-less months, of what is to come! These notes are culled from a series of presentations the year before last, covering all things 'David Austin Roses'. If I find the pictures which accompanied the talks, I'll attempt to add them…

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