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Winter Containers

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Stylish winter containers with ideas and examples from Petersham Nurseries; colour, texture, fragrance contrast and harmony for outdoor planting combinations

Kew Gardens – a taste of Autumn in late October

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A beautiful cycle ride along the towpath from Teddington Lock, past Petersham Meadows, Richmond and on towards Kew, with Syon House on the opposite bank. 12km enjoying the start of autumn. Clocks back this weekend, and the coldest October day in 10 years, so hats, gloves and scarves were the order of the day. Isleworth,…

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A touch of frost …

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A thorough frost yesterday morning, the first of the year in these balmy parts, and the plants were beautifully rimed in ice. Sunshine too -  a perfectly bright chill morning cycling to work, through the avenues behind Ham House. I should have had my camera with me - so much more versatility but the iPod…

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Bergenia – Foliage & Flower

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These low-growing, clump forming, usually evergreen plants are popular both for their foliage and for their attractive sprays of spring flowers. In winter, many develop attractive foliage tints. Although the spring flowers are welcome, especially after winter (and come in a range of colours from white, through pink to reds and purples), the cold-season foliage…

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