Garden Vocabulary: Parterre
Parterre gardens, with their air of formality, aren’t for everyone, but I would guess it is one of the most popular garden styles even today, long after its first invention. Continue Reading
Garden History: Our roots are strong and deep – Tree Roots, Saint-Cloud, Eugène Atget
Most of us well only ever see our gardens in youth and, perhaps, middle age. It is only in other’s gardens — those created long before us — that we Continue Reading
Plants mentioned in BBC Tatton Park Flower Show 2013 Coverage
Here is a list of plants (and links, where available) of the plants and flowers mentioned in this year’s Tatton Park Flower Show Coverage. For more information on the Tatton Continue Reading
Subscribed 41: My Garden: The RHS’s Online Community for Gardeners
Subscribed 41: My Garden: The RHS’s Online Community for Gardeners Another great collection of gardening information in this week’s Subscribed. I regularly end up sharing and saving links to the Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Streptocarpus ‘Harlequin Blue’
Interesting Plant: Streptocarpus ‘Harlequin Blue’ Interesting Plant: Streptocarpus ‘Harlequin Blue’ There are some plants that just look “alien” or painted or Photoshopped, but I have been assured — via many mentions in Continue Reading
Chelsea Garden Show – Mentioned Plants – Day 5 – May 24, 2013
It’s was raining in Chelsea today, but the show continued with a ton of plants mentioned. Dahlia ‘Tommy Keith’ Dahlia ‘Bishop of Llandaff’ Geranium Rozanne – Plant of the Centenary Continue Reading
Chelsea Garden Show – Mentioned Plants – Day 4 – May 23, 2013
Talk of sculpture, tons of native plants and more in this day’s coverage of the Chelsea Garden Show. Erysimum ‘Bowles’s Mauve’ – Plant of the Centenary Entry (7 of 10) Continue Reading
Chelsea Garden Show – Mentioned Plants – Day 2 – May 21, 2013
10 Chelsea Gold Medals Awarded this year — more than any other previous year. The gardens did look quite striking this year, so I can’t say it is a big Continue Reading
Chelsea Garden Show – Mentioned Plants – Day 1 – May 20, 2013
My goodness, the number of plants mentioned in today’s Chelsea Garden Show coverage is likely to keep me busy for the entirety of next year. There is something in this Continue Reading
Chelsea Garden Show – Mentioned items – May 19, 2013
A few items mentioned during Chelsea Garden Show coverage today. Rosa ‘Paul’s Himalayan Musk‘ Rosa ‘Little White Pet’ Dahlia ‘Magenta Star’ Dahlia ‘Etheral’ Paphiopedilum rothschildianum Peonia ‘Coral Charm’ Cypripedium calceolus Continue Reading