by Pips | Mar 7, 2026 | everything, plants
Snowdrops in the green can be split into smaller groups now and replanted.
by Pips | Mar 5, 2026 | everything, gardens, plants
Daffodil meadow at Kew, glowing in the afternoon light.
by Pips | Dec 30, 2020 | everything, plants
Nicandra physalodes has flowered with lovely tubular blue flowers and now produced an intricate mesh cage containing the green-brownish seed. Nature’s light and delicate engineering work held up well to storm Bella and sleet showers.
by Pips | Feb 14, 2020 | everything, gardens, plants
This is in Wisley’s Winter garden. A lot of “Red Dragons” cheering people up. They look and smell great planted in bulk.
by Pips | Jan 24, 2020 | everything, gardens, plants
This is the rather smashing front garden of one of the horticulture classrooms at Sparsholt. It hides the classroom container well! Especially the Garrya elliptica squeezed behind the other shrubs is doing a great job at the moment, looking almost festive with long...
by Pips | Nov 14, 2019 | everything, plants
Salvia leucantha. These are buds, I am still waiting for flowers. Stipa tenuissima and Buddleja davidii make up the background.