Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
Another gallery from the greatest flower show on earth, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2016 - though these beauties are pretty leafy customers (name tag/photo/name tag/photo and so on...) All of these were displayed by Norfield Nurseries on their superb exhibit and a great grand woodland show it was. Green, red and gold, fine cut…
Continue reading ➞ Looking back – An amazing A -Z of Japanese Acers at RHS Chelsea
I have a feeling this was the coral bark maple, Acer Sanko-Kaku - but then it is a quite mature shrub and not more than 4'tall, so that might rule it out. 'Corralinum' has the right stem, but the first flush of leaves are shrimp pink... I'll be looking out my copy of Vertrees 'Japanese…
Continue reading ➞ Ruby and Gold – but which maple is it?
Japanese maples, come Autumn time, can give some of the most exciting displays as their leaves turn to bonfire shades. Many make excellent trees for the smaller garden and many are happy in containers too. They prefer a little dappled shade - a more open site if they are kept well watered but not the…
Continue reading ➞ Japanese Maples – planning for some garden fireworks
The Teddington Gardener 