a good look around the show, featuring some of my highlights on the day
Tag: flowering plants
Rose of the week – Perle d’0r
My rose of the week this week is a lovely repeat flowering rose, Perle d’Or, this beautiful little Pom Pom rose would be at home in any garden
Let’s not forget our heritage roses
With so many great modern roses around now it’s so easy to forget the old roses, heritage roses, so let’s have a look at why we should be growing them!
Rose of the week- Duchesse de Buccleugh
The rose of the week is a beautiful gallica Rose, Duchesse de Buccleugh, learning about the breeding and growing of this lovely once flowering rose
Rose of the week-Koenigin Von Danemark
My rose of the week is an alba rose and is one of the best heritage roses bred, koenigin Von danemark. Who was the Queen? Who Bred the rose? All the answers are here
Plant of the week- Wisteria sinensis
wisteria sinensis, the chinensis wisteria, its history, how to grow it and the beauty of the plant
Planting herbaceous plants for Butterflies and Bees
One of the joys of my job has to be when clients let me loose with the pencil, colouring pencils and Shoots excellent plant directory to redesign gardens, borders or indeed just add plants and colour to the garden. I love to choose plants that not only look good but also help to encourage more…
Thomas Stone MCI Hort MPGCA 