New tulips and a new way of displaying, well for me; Tulip Flaming Flag and Playgirl from @jub_holland lifted complete with bulbs and arranged in some water. Should last much longer. Grown under cloches to bring them on, never thought they would protect them from snow in April😮👍👌#tulips #tulip #partygirl #flamingflag #jubbulbs
Could claim to be a fantastic plant designer, planting right plant, right place, but reality is this Euphorbia characais Wulfenii simply self seeded herself in a hole 50mm square in the terrace left for a pull string designed to pull an electric cable through👌🤔👍 #euphorbia #euphorbiawulfenii #euphorbiacharacias #lime #limecolour #rightplantrightplace
My girls in a rush to stockpile some pollen before the next dump of snow in mid April 😱 #bees #beesofinstagram #honeybees
Asparagus... the long term investment. Catch up with our IGTV on planting asparagus tomorrow #aspargus #asparaguscrowns #growyourown #growyourownfood
Wild cherry or Prunus avium in hedgerow along Thames Path... next will be Hawthorn👌👍#wildcherry #hedgerow #hedgerowflowers #mixednativehedge #thamespath
Switch sound on👌 .... the blackbird was lovely and then the Canada geese flew over looking for breakfast😮😂... view framed by huge self seeded Euphorbia Wulfenii and a carpet of Narcissus Thalia, a stunning ivory white whilst there’s plenty of meat n two veg growing in the meadow one year after seeding with @pictorialmeadows mix where there had once been a boring lawn👌#birdsong #canadageese #meadow #euphorbia #narcissusthalia
Psst, can’t find compost, rigid seed trays, or garden furniture ( up-cycled) and want locally grown plants... look no further than @greenshootsmanorfarm ... based in Peppard Common this charity supports adults with learning difficulties who develop confidence and independence through horticulture. So money spent here whether it’s buying their compost from @melcourt.ltd or their seed trays ( think they are 10 for £5 as oppose to £2.99 each elsewhere) or local plants means that you support a fabulous cause. And fortunately they don’t sell scented candles or other paraphernalia that litter garden centres these days👍👌 #greenshoots #greenshootscharity #compost #wherecanibuyplants #buylocal #shoplocal #melcourt #melcourtcompost #plantnursery #peppardcommon #seedtrays #grownnotflown #waysandmeans
Sometimes we almost have a blank canvass but not here. The 2.5 acre garden on the banks of the Thames is already stunning. Ironically I regularly supplied the house 30 years ago with seasonal containers and hanging baskets whilst still a lawyer as I pondered ‘ should I change career’... so now with new owners who are complete novice gardeners, it’s a great privilege to be invited back to hold their hands with a light and respectful touch when working in this precious spot... I am very lucky👌 Small wonder my team members jostle for a day working here😂😂 #gardendesign #gardens #goring #goringonthames #goringandstreatley #lighttouch #riverside #riversidegardens
Everyone welcome at our introduction to growing your own for this really enthusiastic family👌 Harnessed also the fabulous skills of team member @jasonw00ds who joined us last year having completed a 2 year apprenticeship @belmondlemanoir years ago, his knowledge of transforming what we grow in the garden into fabulous food to eat was amazing so hence numerous trays of micro greens added to the greenhouse. Cakes from @goringgrocer helped sustain us with the garden being transformed into a pop up meadow and cut flower and veg garden later this month designed in house by @jesssarsongardendesign #growyourown #growingvegetables #greenhouse #greenhousegardening #myfirstvegetablegarden #myfirstvegetables
And now for something completely different; this family had lived in an apartment in Hong Kong before buying this property with 2.5 acres and an empty greenhouse.... well that’s until we arrived and started a pop up veg and flower school for their kids👌👍 #veggarden #veggardening #growyourown #grownnotflown #greenhouse #greenhousegardening
Looks so unassuming when first laid, but this wild flower turf from @pictorialmeadows is just full of hope and potential... in effect we are laying a giant bee and butterfly magnet, anchored by these fabulous multi stemmed birch from @hilliertrees ... now in the third year working at this project, the formal terrace around the house will have be a perfect gentle transition from formal to informal. Designed by @joaldersondesigns100 phase 1 was is in this months @homesandgardensuk 👌👍 #wildflowers #wildflower #wildflowermeadow #wildflowerturf #meadows #birch #silverbirch #multistemtrees #betula #betulajacquemontii #betulajacquemontiimultistems
Some people have been asking where Denzel has been as Millie has been getting all the limelight; well here’s the answer for he’s now working with @charrojo as horsey vets dog assistant looking after all the drugs🤔😂👍 #workingdogs #workinglabs #labsofinstagram #workinglabradors #blacklabs
Spring bulbs maybe putting on a fabulous show but watch tomorrow’s IGTV for thoughts on Summer Bulbs to follow #summerbulbs #lilly #lillyregale #farmergracy #farmergracybulbs
Camellia Jury’s Yellow; lovely soft creamy yellow Camellia loving growing in my garden where the ph is only just below neutral for they usually prefer acid soils. Excellent choice for evergreen shade tolerant shrub #camellia #camelliaflower #camelliaflowers #yellow #yellowflowers #shadetolerant #shadetolerantplants
Every Spring shoot tells a story...
top left inspired by tales by @pjnmanatleisure of how easy parsnips are to store these are my first grown in root trainers to encourage long roots,
top right, first season I have lifted and stored Dahlias ( they will be wrapped in several layers of fleece tonight with this snow forecast)
Bottom left; I still feel guilty killing an established clump of fabulous Delphiniums that I transplanted 30 years ago in our last house that had been previously owned by a lovely ‘old school gardener’ so to make amends thrilled at these Pacific Hybrid Seedlings. Please don’t tell the slugs...😯😀🤞
Bottom right; usually buy melon plants as they are difficult to germinate and you get 4 seeds per packet but these from @thompsonmorgan1855 are showing their heads but you will need a greenhouse for them to develop😀
So every seedling has a story, but bring your tender babies inside this afternoon with this horrendous weather forecast for Easter Monday🥶 #seedlings #growyourown #parsnips #melon #melons #delphinium #delphiniums #dahliaflowers #dahlia #overwinteringdahlias #growyourownfood #growyourowncutflowers #greenhousegardening #greenhousegrowing
Happy Easter & Happy Birthday as we celebrate next month our 25th anniversary with this feature on this creation of ours in @homesandgardensuk ... designed by @joaldersondesigns100 it’s the third time we have been in the magazine, with these stunning topiary yew from @solitairtreenursery and instant Portuguese Laurel hedging from @readyhedge that has done so well with the box alternative Ilex crenata from @northhillnurseries ... garden photographer @marklordphoto took a fabulous series of photos which can be seen at https://gardendesignco.co.uk/portfolio/the-secret-garden/ Enjoy👍👌#gardendesign #gardendesignuk #gardencreations #topiary #yew #formalgarden #homesandgardens
Quite like this scene in my meadow with the blossom of a Victoria plum and a carpet of Narcissus Thalia but it’s 4.38pm and the girls have gone to bed as it’s too windy to keep flying 🐝🐝 #bees #beesofinstagram #narcissus #narcissusthalia #plumblossom #fruitblossom #victoriaplum #meadows #meadow #meadowsinspiration
Lovely day choosing trees with client @hilliertrees and @jameshilliertrees brother Martin who grows these stunning beasts... starting left to right.. prunus yedeonsis, magnolia Galaxy, P. Sargentii and finally P Mount Fuji who looks all slender and upright but that’s because she’s all wrapped up ready for a delivery...lovely to know that Hilliers regularily recommend and entrust us to plant these beasts 👌👍🌳 #springblossoms #springblossom #cherries #magnolia #magnoliaflower #magnoliaflowers🌸 #prunus #prunusmountfuji #prunussargentii #prunusyedoensis #magnoliagalaxy #hillier #hilliertrees #plantatree
Tree hugging @hilliertrees with @jameshilliertrees .. love it Prunus Mount Fuji 😍
Thrilled to see new early flowering variety of cosmos Parilone flowering after having been sown back in Jan in my greenhouse #cosmos #cosmosflower #earlyflowers
