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Month: July 2013

Queen’s Walk Window Gardens

July 31, 2013 by Veronica Peerless

I’ve been Googling greenhouses a lot recently, as I’m hoping to get one for my new garden. Needless to say I like the fancy ones made of wood and brick, … Read more

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Sunday inspiration: Mum’s hot pot (inspired by Monty Don)

July 28, 2013 by Veronica Peerless
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The whitest rose

July 26, 2013 by Veronica Peerless

After a hot and sweaty walk to the post office along a busy main road mostly devoid of plants, this white rose stopped me in my tracks. It was planted … Read more

Categories 365photo, front gardens, people, places, planting combinations, Pots Tags dark red dahlia, white rose 9 Comments

Regents Park

July 25, 2013 by Veronica Peerless

I love the fact that these incredibly posh Regency houses next to Regent’s Park have gardens that you wouldn’t expect. They’re blowsy, colourful and cottagey and there isn’t a box … Read more

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Mottisfont

July 23, 2013 by Veronica Peerless

My recent blog posts may suggest that I have been spending my time touring stately homes in southern England, like a character in a Jane Austen novel. First Gravetye Manor, … Read more

Categories 365photo, places, planting combinations, Stately homes Tags Bloomsbury Set, Graham Stuart Thomas, Gravetye Manor, Mottisfont Abbey, rose garden, trout 2 Comments

Weekend inspiration: Convulvulus tricolor and cornflowers

July 21, 2013 by Veronica Peerless

 

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Gravetye’s patios

July 19, 2013 by Veronica Peerless

Now, here’s what I call a patio. It plays second fiddle to the plants, which are spilling all over it. They soften the edges and surround the seating with colour and … Read more

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Gravetye Manor

July 17, 2013 by Veronica Peerless

If I had to describe Gravetye Manor in one word, it would be: dreamy. There’s something otherworldly about the place. In common with most grand houses (it’s now a hotel), … Read more

Categories 365photo, people, places, planting combinations Tags Gravetye Manor, Great Dixter, Japanese Knotweed, ladybird poppies, meadow, naturalistic planting, peach house, Tom Coward, walled gardens, William Robinson 2 Comments

Athanasia

July 14, 2013 by Veronica Peerless

After the refinement of Chelsea, the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show is rather an assault on the senses. The sponsors’ messaging in the show gardens can be very in your … Read more

Categories 365photo, Flower shows, people, places, planting combinations Tags Athanasia, David Sarton, Ecover, Emma Peios, Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 5 Comments

Weekend inspiration: Parsnips and poppies

July 13, 2013 by Veronica Peerless

Head gardener Andrea was quite chuffed with her combo here: bolted parsnips and ladybird poppies. I had to break it to her that Cleve West did something similar in his … Read more

Categories 365photo, places, planting combinations, Uncategorized Tags Flowering parsnips, poppies Leave a comment
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