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Floating Flowers …. almost igniting this huge bronze bowl at Petersham Nurseries (a new institution!)

Categories Abstract Photography, annuals, Architectural Plants, Art in the landscape, Autumn garden, Dahlias, David Austin roses, floristry, Fragrant plants, Garden Design, General comment, Grasses, Hellebore, herbaceous, Hydrangea, late summer border, Magnolia, Open to the public, Petersham Nurseries, Roses, Seasonal colourLeave a Comment on Floating Flowers …. almost igniting this huge bronze bowl at Petersham Nurseries (a new institution!)

We have really enjoyed floating all manner of seasonal flowers in this wide, shallow and beautifully scrolled bronze bowl, which we began in February. Then it was a huge brass urn from the Bank of Rome (it was one of a pair, one since sold, the other, available...) but we swapped to the lower, pedestal-less…

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Highgrove here I come… more tree ferns please

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  Dicksonia antarctica (tree fern) - a dramatic addition to any shady garden, creating an umbrella of very large, feathery, bright green fronds, measuring up to 3m long, turning dark green as they age. A fibrous, rough, hairy-mossy trunk though, as the plant is slow-growing, you will have to pay significantly for if you want…

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