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Abigail’s garden
Heathers, along with the Three Day Week, loons and Demis Roussos, are redolent of the late 60s and 70s, and like Dahlias and grasses before them, are due a revival. A visit to the National Collections of Heathers at RHS Wisley could provide … Continue reading
Posted in National Collections
Tagged Alys Fowler, Calluna, Daboecia, Erica, Heather, National Collection, National Plant Collection, RHS Wisley
Around the world in 15 metres
Worldwide Conservation was the tall order brief for our central feature given to garden designer Claudia de Yong – and all in a garden 15 metres long. After months of research into the plants and sourcing them, Claudia and Mick … Continue reading
Posted in Events, National Collections
Tagged Big Plant Nursery, Bristol Zoo, Brother, Claudia de Yong, Dibleys, Dorset Water Lily Company, Downderry Nursery, Garden World Images, Hart Canna, Hoyland Plants, Hozelock, National Collection, National Plant Collection, RHS Wisley, Squires Garden Centres, Waterpery Nursery, Winchester Growers
Meet the Collection Holders
As I said in a post last September, there is a long show season for our Collection Holders and Steve Hickman’s calendar for 2012 proved this to me when I visited him earlier this month. On Sunday I met up … Continue reading
Posted in Events, National Collections
Tagged Acanthus, Agapanthus, Chris Burchall, Elaine Hickman, Heuchera, Hillview Hardy Plants, Hoyland Plants, John Millington, Jubilee Cottage Nursery, Lorraine Burchall, National Collection, National Plant Collection, open day, Plantagogo, Rhodohypoxis, RHS Wisley, Richard Fox, Steve Hickman, Tale Valley Nursery, Tiarella, Tulbaghia, Vicky Fox, x Heucherella, x Rhodoxis
“Everything comes in threes”
Being members of the Iris family, IRIDIACEAE, crocus flower parts are arranged in groups of three; six tepals and three or six branched styles. Slightly more than 1/3 of the 120 or so species are autumnal flowering with the remaining 2/3 … Continue reading
Filing fish
June was a bumper month in the RHS Garden magazine with articles on three National Collection holders; Terry Baker’s Digitalis, Evelyn Stevens’ Meconopsis and Henry and Susie Robinson’s Roses. During 2011 Chris Lane, Sue Martin and Doug Smith have written … Continue reading
Posted in National Collections
Tagged Araliaceae, Chris Lane, Clematis montana, Crûg Farm, Croft Narcissus, Digitalis, Doug Smith, Duncan and Kate Donald, Evelyn Stevens, Geum, Henry and Susie Robinson, Heuchera, Meconopsis, Plantagogo, RHS Wisley, Rose, Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Sue Martin, Terry Baker, Val Le May Neville-Parry, Vicky and Richard Fox, Wisteria, Witch Hazel Nursery
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