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| Acer griseum, Westonbirt |
The end of the snowdrop open days and a series of meetings and talks, plus visits from and with friends, have taken me on a hugely pleasurable horticultural jaunt around the country this week, resulting in a carload of plants and a lot of pictures and ideas. Many thanks to all my hosts! To condense it down, here are six choice plants, one from each garden visited.
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| Bellevalia atroviolacea at my parents', Maidenhead |
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Stachyurus praecox 'Magpie', Wisley
(though I got no further than the Laboratory here) |
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Eranthis x tubergeniana 'Guinea Gold', Michael & Caryl Baron's garden,
Brandy Mount House, Alresford |
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| Echeveria minima, John & Lynsey Pink's garden, North Boarhunt, Hampshire |
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| Narcissus 'Candlepower', Margaret Owen's garden, The Patch, Acton Pigott, Shropshire |
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What lovely pictures!!The one of the echeveria is very special, a little piece of art.You could easily blow that up to 3 by 3 feet and have it in a trendy interior as the main focus.
ReplyDeleteI had never seen the stchyurus but am amazed at the colour combinations of the cream and purple.Have a great weekend.
Beautiful! The Stachyurus with those reddish stems and perfectly ordered flowers is delightful.
ReplyDeleteThe Bellevallia is a socks knocker!
ReplyDeleteThe small pale trumpet narcissus are perfect this time of year. I don't know 'Candle Power', but it's a charmer. 'Gypsy Queen' is just out in a pot here. So hard to capture it's color of citron, chartreuse, and white. You did well with 'C.P.'
Nice to see you and Adrian enjoying a long awaited spring.