Chair of RHS Herbaceous Plant Committee. Long-standing member and supporter of Hardy Plant Society. Obsessive propagator.
Surrey UK
Joined May 2015
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📢 Exciting career opportunity at the UK's oldest botanic garden! The University of Oxford Botanic Garden is seeking a Botanic Garden Curator & Head of Horticulture. Applications Close: Feb 14th, 2025, Interviews: Week of March 10th, 2025. Visit our website for details! 🌿
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🌿Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’🌿Erica x darleyensis ‘Furzey’🌿Mahonia x media ‘Winter Sun’🌿Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’🌿Chimonanthus praecox ‘Grandiflorus’. Be inspired by these winter-flowering stars. The Winter Garden is at its best now till the end of March. [2/2]
ALT Branches of Mahonia x media ‘Winter Sun’ filled with yellow flowers
ALT Close up of the small white-pink flowers of Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Charles Lamont’
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We’re pleased to share that our Winter Garden recently starred in @WhichUK Gardening magazine’s trial of winter-flowering shrubs. Conducted by @JaniceShipp it assessed plants on flower duration, impact, scent & insect appeal & form. See some of their Best Buys below. [1/2]
ALT @JaniceShipp and photographer for Which? Gardening in the CUBG Winter Garden
ALT Branches of Chimonanthus praecox ‘Grandiflorus’ full of small yellow flowers
ALT Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ in low winter sunshine surrounded by red Cornus sp. stems.
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The Great Seed Swap, 1 February🌱
Join us for the biggest collection of seeds we’ve ever had in one place including rare and unusual seeds collected from RHS Wisley! Visitors can bring their own garden collected seed to swap or buy for a donation.
rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley/vi…
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🧵 30. According to a 17th century proverb, a COCKSTRIDE—literally, one step of a cockerel—is the amount by which the days seem to lengthen after the New Year.
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Hardy Cyclamen coum, ferns and pulmonarias are all happy shade loving companions…
#plantsforshade #shadesofgreen #foliage #plants #lovegardens #shadeloving #cyclamen #hardycyclamen #winter
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Honey bees account for 57% of city of London pollinators 11% in towns nationally, due of course to people installing hives to help bees. But so many hives compete with other bees according to this research from 'planting London together'. #greenercities
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So lovely 😍
The trial of Helenium @RHSHarlowCarr is reaching full flower & will look superb in a week or two. It's a great chance to see these under-used plants together because there's a huge range.
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Here’s a great passionflower for the impatient gardener, #passiflora incanata. This one is flowering 6 months after sowing. It is hardy if kept dry, produces edible fruit, readily crosses with other passionflowers &freely produces pretty scented flowers. What more could you want?
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What a day at @The_RHS Tatton Flower Show! A Gold medal for our Floral Marquee display (first 12/12 judging score too :-) ) and the visitors loved our Moongate Garden. The show is packed with inspiration - open till Sunday. Hope you can make it....
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Book your tickets to visit our garden:
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@SussexNGS
#nationalgardenscheme #opengarden #charityopengarden #sussexgardens #pelhamplants #pelhamplantsnursery
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Yeah gold! 😃
Got to love a Gold Medal
@The_RHS #RhsTattonflowershow
Come and see us stand FM31
#Heuchera #Heucherella #Tiarella
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We need to really step up to #savethebees & I don’t mean #honeybees! It’s the #bumblebees & #solitarybees that need our help. If you want to learn more about #wildbees come & join me @RHS_Rosemoor on July 26th for a #beefocused workshop, illustrated talk & #bumblebee safari #ad
Would you like to know what plants to grow to help the #Bumblebees & #solitarybees? Or more about their fascinating lives, nesting needs and more? I'm tutoring a workshop at RHS Rosemoor on July 26th 2024. I've got so much to tell you. #pollinators #promo
rhs.org.uk/gardens/rosemoor/…
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Little Ash Bungalow, nr Honiton EX14 3BL open Sunday 21st July 1pm to 5pm @nationalgardenscheme @ngsdevon £5 entry. 1.5 acres, stream, shade, mini meadows, unusual plants, mixed borders.
Pls bring some cash for teas & large plant stall. #charity #plants #gardenvisit
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