Overshadowed by the monstrous hi rise developments in Vauxhall that offer little to address the Country’s pressing housing needs, it’s good to see that simple but excellent planting schemes in public parks are still being created. Lambs ears suppress weeds, whilst Echinacea and Japanese anemones are magnets for butterflies and bees, flowering for months and providing a welcome green oasis👌👏 well done #lambethcouncil #vauxhall #vauxhallpark #urbanplants #londonparks #londonparksandgardens
It may not be May but Alliums we’re still at last nights Chelsea Gala night😮👌 kept in cold storage until the show, these Purple Wizard and purple pinball were perfect. Great to be back and looking forward to a full day tomorrow 👌 #chelsea #chelseaflowershow #chelseainbloom #alliums #allium #pinballwizard #purple #purpleflowers #summerfloweringbulbs
Suspect that Chelsea that starts today will feature far more seasonal plants such as these striking Ceratostigmas. Flowers non stop late summer into Autumn before the foliage turns an Autumnal red. Off to #rhschelseaflowershow later today so watch out for lots of ideas and inspiration👌😀 #ceratostigma #ceratostigmaplumbaginoides #chelsea #chelseaflowershow
After the mist, the September sun catching these stunning rose hips, perennial sow thistles, hogweed and comfrey in the water meadows with so many fresh spiders webs👌 #watermeadows #rosehips #hogweed #spiderswebs #sourthistle #comfrey #wildflowers #goringonthames
Blechnum spicant our native hard fern; gorgeous evergreen that is small and so refined. #ferns #blechnum #hardfern #nativeferns #evergreenferns #blechnumspicant
Perfect example of ‘right plant, right place’ Sea Kale thriving in pure gravel on the beach in West Sussex. Thick succulent leaves and deep tap root makes the plant able to cope with maritime conditions. Small white flowers in early summer and you can steam the young shoots. Meant to taste like asparagus🤔 Has anyone tried them 🤔🤔 Crambe cordifolia is a cousin with mass of tall white flowers perfect for sunny location and coping with climate change in our increasingly dry gardens👌 #crambe #crambemaritima #seakale #edibleplants #rightplantrightplace #maritimegardens #climatechangeplants #droughttolerantplants #ferringbeach
Guess which one been chasing the ball all afternoon at #ferringbeach #labsofinstagram #labs #blacklabsofinstagram #ferring
Stunning riverside location for our first creation for in house designer @sophie_greenphotography using @millboardflooring from @_londonstone … rest of the courtyard nearly complete so watch this space 👌👏 #millboard #millboarddecking #londonstone #decking #riverside #riversidegardens #riversidegarden #pangbourne
Breakfast, fresh from the greenhouse. Gorgeous Gala melons grown from seed and lovingly pollinated by my bees, avoiding the faff that you read about of pollinating the female flowers by hand using a camel hair brush👌🙏😋#melons #melon #galamelon #galamelons #growyourownfruit #growyourown #grownnotflown #greenhouse
Tomatoes kept in the fridge loose many of their nutrients; and when they look this good why would you want to hide them🤔😂 #tomato #tomatoes #homegrown #homegrowntomatoes #storingvegetables #storingtomatoes #grownnotflown
Going away for 10 days means you return to bumper selection of Dahlias including Thomas Edison, Pooh, Golden Sceptre, Cafe Au Lait and Night Butterfly. Small wonder they are sooo popular for they flower from August until first frost so bound to be dominating the marquee at next weeks @chelseaflowershow See you there🤔👌 #dahlias #dahliasofinstagram #dahlia #dahliaseason #dahliasofinsta #nightbutterfly #pooh #cafeaulait #cafeaulaitdahlias
OMG over 250k views on a TikTok video and I was not even dancing (thank God) … was really chatting about the amazing water feature in memory of Princess Diana and of course she could dance….😀😀 #waterfeatures
After a week on the Greek high seas, thrilled to open the mail and find this inspirational book from @charlesflowerwildflowers … for years I have worked on creating wild flower meadows and in turn tried to open eyes to the opportunities to restore woodlands to encourage wild flowers and wildlife so to add life and this book by Charles Flower just says it all👌🙏👏 #woodlands #restoringwoodland #irreplaceablewoodlands #forestfloor #forestfloorflowers
Fabulous Aloe, cacti and rubber plants thriving in #korfos … lovely beach bar aswell👌🇬🇷 #aloe #aloeveraplant #rubberplant #rubberplants #cacti #houseplants #houseplant #beachbar
Fabulous date palms; could be in Torbay but….👌😂 🇬🇷 #datepalms #palms #palmtrees
Tomorrow’s the day; this gorgeous 5.5 acre garden opens to the public, possibly for the last time, raising funds for @greenfingerscharity … designed by @joaldersondesigns100 it’s been amazing to create the garden with 100’s of trees planted and over 1/4 million bulbs. With plants, teas and bouquets of cut flowers from my garden all for sale, hope you can support🤔👌 If you can’t go do look at our web site for a video tour ( Chiltern garden) #ngs #nationalgardenscheme #opengarden #opengardens #coleshill #buckinghamshiregardens
Just waiting for Corten planters but otherwise delighted with transformation of courtyard in #marlow with porcelain from @_londonstone in the week we became one of their accredited contractors with slatted screens from @gardentrellisco and brilliant brick match from @peppardbuildingsupplies … lush planting from @northhillnurseries brings this design by @jesssarsongardendesign really to life completely exceeding clients expectations #porcelain #courtyard #marlowgarden #marlowgardendesign
Melons doing well supported by pots to keep them away from slugs etc. Pollination entirely by my 🐝🐝🐝Waiting for that slight change of colour before doing the taste test👌😋#melon #melons #greenhouse #greenhousegardening #grownnotflown
Denzel, the Dahlia dog🤔 Don’t think the Dahlias could make him anymore handsome😂🐾 #dahliaseason #dahlias #denzel #labrador #labradors #labradorsofinstagram #blacklabs
6 days until this garden created by us and designed by @joaldersondesigns100 opens under NGS for @greenfingerscharity Save the date👌 Dogs welcome😂😂 Teas n cakes n plants for sale #ngs #nationalgardenscheme #opengardens #coleshill #amersham
