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Romneya coulteri basking beautifully in the blue and white borders @pauntley_court today. Native to Southern California and the state of Baja California in Mexico - they are made for the heat. I first saw this plant whilst volunteering @chelsea_ph
My flower patch last week. Everything grown from seed, sweet peas on the left (sourced from Owl’s Acre Seeds). On the ground, a collection of annual seed mixed by me and direct sowed as a bit of an experiment. The standout sweet pea has been
Rosa chinensis ‘Mutabilis’ discovered on one of our favourite walks, in a forgotten part of gloucestershire this morning. Gracefully growing through perimeter trees in what appeared to have once been a very smart and splendid estate: no
Colour collision in my garden this morning. Complimentary, triadic, analogous, or clashing - it’s all colour to me. I choose ecologic plants for their usefulness, taste and scent but also love colour and experimenting with which combine well
That Friday Feeling #fridayfeeling #almosttheweekend #tired #flowers #exhausted #gardener #mygarden #victoriasummersgardens #fallenflowers
A view of my very petite cutting garden early this morning. Sited at the front of our equally petite home. An area of approximately 5.5m x 3.5m, facing east to west. This piece of our garden is an experiment in how to grow cut flowers (and sometim
Rambling beauty on one of the farm buildings @sissinghurstcastlegardennt - now used as the shop. I think this may be Rosa ‘Phyllis Bide’ a plea for help please @troyscottsmith1 @peter.5field @_helen_champion @_gardening_gardener_ as to
Rosa ‘Zigeunerknabe’ on a rainy day @sissinghurstcastlegardennt last Friday. This Old Bourbon Rose, also known as ‘Gipsy Boy’, was bred by the German Austrian rosarian Rudolf Geschwind in 1909. A seedling of the rambler &l
Geranium pratense ‘Striatum’, also know commercially as ‘Splish Splash’ - whatever you want to call her, she made me smile yesterday. Seen here in the blue and white beds @pauntley_court . #geranium #geraniumpratense #geran
Rosa ‘Falstaff’ complete with common cockchafer beetle. Also known as Maybugs or doodle-bug, Melolontha melolontha only live between 4-5weeks and feed on flowers and foliage. In 1574, cockchafers emerged in such high numbers in the Sev
‘Dortmund’ - a very vigorous shrub or climbing rose with only a faint scent. Clusters of large single red flowers with white eyes are borne from long pointed buds, as can be seen in the third photo. Bred by Kordes in 1955, a seedling x
Went to see the Seasons exhibition by @rebeccalouiselaw @compton_verney today. Really special to see an artist showing plants for what they are: each one a thing of beauty. Showing the micro and macro in nature, through video, installation, sketc
Rose ‘Jacqueline du Pré’ seen here @pauntley_court in the Pink & White bed. Named after the British Cellist whose career and life was cut short by multiple sclerosis. A truly special Rose, with deliciously scented blush-whit
‘Graham Thomas’ Rose looking very lovely here, on a buckling fragile looking wall in the Long Garden @cliveden_national_trust . Bred in 1983 by David Austin this is a vigorous repeat flowering rose with a delicate Tea scent. I and many
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My Garden - away for 48hrs and I return to a jungle! #june2021 #mygarden #cottagegarden #flowergarden #cottagegardenstyle #gloucestershire #garden #gloucestershiregarden #summer #flowers #growing #smallgarden #planting #adundance #fieldgarden #cowba