Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
I am dreaming of Spring, mostly. There is a great deal to admire in February so I worry that we might wish the month away without appreciating what is looking - or giving - its best right now, or the quiet simplicity of our gardens stripped bare of all of the spring and summer fireworks…
Continue reading ➞ February made me shiver….
Care of apples and pears and a winter pruning guide We are looking at fruit trees - apples and pears just now - and specifically winter care, pruning and management. Young trees, old trees, productive trees and lost souls alike. We have a lot of ground to cover here but don't panic, we can…
A tour earlier this week around the Fruit displays at RHS Wisley in Surrey - the Fruit Demonstration Garden and Fruit Collections showing a variety of trained forms especially of Apples and Pears, but also a whole range of stone fruit and soft fruit. I moved on into the extensive Fruit Fields. The Fruit Fields…
On my way this morning to Oxfordshire, just off the quiet M40 motorway at J7 and into the great quiet expanse of this beautiful county. Windmills, golden stone, thatched rooves. Pretty as a Picture. And a note for a stop-over next time I venture this way, or perhaps over to Waterperry Gardens which are not…
Here I am at my first rose workshop at Petersham Nurseries, a worldwide tour of the rose world, taking in several million years of history, paying particular attention to the glories of the Old Rose families. Now I'm looking forward to my next Workshop on Tuesday 14th October - more roses (of course) with a…
Continue reading ➞ Roses, naturally…
The Teddington Gardener 