25th July

…‘Dusky Rose’ – groundcover with dark leaves. Geranium ‘Dusky Rose’ Geranium ‘Dusky Rose’ Geranium ‘Blue Sunrise’ – blue at first fading quickly. Geranium ‘Blue Sunrise’ Geranium ‘Blue Sunrise’ Lots of…

11th July

…‘Mango Popsicle’ – an attractive colour. Kniphofia ‘Mango Popsicle’ Kniphofia ‘Mango Popsicle’ Geranium ‘Orkney Cherry’ with dark brownish leaves and contrasting bright flowers. Geranium ‘Orkney Cherry’ Geranium ‘Orkney Cherry’ Geranium

13th August

…Double’ and Podocarpus totara. Thalictrum delavayi ‘Hewitt’s Double’ and Podocarpus totara Geranium ‘Rozanne’ and Geranium ‘Wargrave Pink’. Geranium ‘Rozanne’ and Geranium ‘Wargrave Pink’ Papaver rupifragum ‘Flore Pleno’ and Sedum ‘Purple…

10th July

…of the house over the valley. the house Geranium ‘Azure Rush’ makes a huge clump. Geranium ‘Azure Rush’ Geranium ‘Azure Rush’ And set beside Sanguisorba hakusanensis ‘Lilac Squirrel’ – quite…

19th July

…for the public. Honnor and Jeffery win again. A wonderful clump of Geranium ‘Russell Prichard’. Geranium ‘Russell Prichard’ And a huge clump of Geranium ‘Rozanne’. Geranium ‘Rozanne’ Berries already on…

24th July

…Massive leaves on Bergenia ciliata alongside Geranium ‘Rozanne’. Bergenia ciliata alongside Geranium ‘Rozanne’ Geranium ‘Rozanne’ and Hebe albicans. Geranium ‘Rozanne’ The view over the Solent. view over the Solent view…

3rd April

…‘Acropolis’ Narcissus ‘Acropolis’ Narcissus ‘Moondragon’ Narcissus ‘Moondragon’ Narcissus ‘Geranium’ Narcissus ‘Geranium’ Narcissus ‘Geranium’ Narcissus ‘Yellow Cheerfulness’ Narcissus ‘Yellow Cheerfulness’ Narcissus ‘Yellow Cheerfulness’ 2019 – CHW Still no rain!A flower on…

11th May

…flower. Biggest I have ever seen by far. Geranium maderense Geranium maderense What can one say of these horrors among the vines? Horrors among the vines! Quercus bushii? No, I…

23rd May

…scientists come up with an alternative. Of course not! Here are a few of the other Plant of the Year entries which I liked: Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘Intense’ Geranium x…

4th July

…most not yet out: Agapanthus ‘Ever Sapphire’ Agapanthus ‘Ever Sapphire’ Agapanthus ‘Lapis Lazuli’ Agapanthus ‘Lapis Lazuli’ An excellent Geranium too: Geranium ‘Azure Rush’ Geranium ‘Azure Rush’ Also Sisyrinchium ‘E K…

22nd July

Geranium ‘Pink Penny’ had large and heavily veined flowers. Geranium ‘Pink Penny’ Young hounds at the IoW Hunt Stand. Young hounds 2023 – CHW More Ventnor. Acer pentaphyllum as a…

8th January

…Potentilla nepalensis ‘Miss Willmott’ Potentilla nepalensis ‘Miss Willmott’ Omphalodes cappadocica ‘Cherry Ingram’ Omphalodes cappadocica ‘Cherry Ingram’ Geranium sanguineum ‘Striatum’. Geranium sanguineum ‘Striatum’ Hesperantha coccinea ‘Sunrise’. Hesperantha coccinea ‘Sunrise’ The gingers…

18th August

…‘Magical Beauty’ Allium ‘Millennium Lavender Bubbles’ Allium ‘Millennium Lavender Bubbles’ Geranium ‘Hocus Pocus’ with near black leaves. Geranium ‘Hocus Pocus’ 2020 – CHW Sloes forming up nicely but only just…

29th July

…Penstemon ‘Strawberries and Cream’ Penstemon ‘Appleblossom’ Penstemon ‘Appleblossom’ Geranium ‘Orkney Cherry’ – superb groundcover. Geranium ‘Orkney Cherry’ Leucothoe axillaris ‘Curly Red’ without any winter colour but unusual none the less….

27th June

…‘Aureus’ was very fine in the front garden. Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aureus’ Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aureus’ Rosa ‘American Pillar’ and Clerodendrum bungei. Rosa ‘American Pillar’ Geranium ‘Rozanne’ and Erigeron karvinskianus. Geranium ‘Rozanne’…

6th July

…‘Pink Crispy’ Photinia fraseri ‘Magical Volcano’ Penstemon heterophyllus ‘Heavenly Blue’ is an evergreen sub-shrub unlike the other herbaceous penstemons. Penstemon heterophyllus ‘Heavenly Blue’ Geranium pratense ‘Delft Blue’ Geranium pratense ‘Delft…

16th July

…like asparagus but I do not fancy trying. Heracleum sphondylium Heracleum sphondylium Heracleum sphondylium Geranium robertianum, Herb Robert, which is common but normally out in May. Geranium robertianum Lotus pedunculatus…

28th June

…July last year. Verbena rigida grows less tall than V. bonariensis and is just as pretty. Verbena rigida Geranium ‘Orkney Cherry’, with its brownish leaves, is a good thing although…

22nd April

…flower Geranium maderense. I assume that the sun has bleached the pink-purple flowers white or is this G. palmatum? Either way pure white flowers do not fit the bill! Geranium

14th July

…dress. Isla Serena emerges. Serena The happy couple. happy couple Serena and Neil, photographed by Karol Pawlak The bridal bouquet of Phlox, Geranium, Achillea and Astrantia. bridal bouquet Ready for…