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
Tag: gardening
Flaming June!
The monthly thoughts of a professional gardener, well one that’s currently off sick!
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
Rose of the week- Jeanne de Montfort
This week, I look at the beautiful moss rose ‘Jeanne de Montfort’. Finding out all about the Rose, who bred her, then and who she is named after!
Box blight- Managing and living with it
blog looking at preventing and managing box blight in the garden.
Plant of the week- Crataegus laevigata ‘Paul’s Scarlet’
The plant of the week this week is a beautiful small tree that’s in full flower at the moment and really looking at its best at this time of the year. It is a form of the Midlands Hawthorn and was discovered in 1858 in the garden of mr Boyd, Waltham Cross, growing on…
Plant of the week Osmunda regalia
Plant of the week looks at the beautiful fern Osmunda, its history and how to care for it
Plant of the week- Geranium phaeum
My plant of the week this time is one of a personal favourite. I have loved the mourning widow geranium for nearly 30 years, not sure what it is about the plant I like so much, whether it’s the foliage or small but perfectly formed flowers, but whatever it is, I think it’s a special…