Verdun, have you read gertrude jekylls colour in the garden?
I think she was an artist, who then translated it into the garden. I also think she had several under gardeners doing the donkey work.
I beieve both Monet and gertrude Jekyll had cataracts and that affected their planting schemes. Broad brush strokes of colour wash type effect , if you know what I mean.
I had to dig up my Tess of the d'Urbervilles, beautiful crimson, because the deer were killing her. I put her in a pot 2 years ago and she make a great recovery and now the blasted deer have found her again, right near the house and she has a bare bottom.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Just been on my dads allotment and while wondering around noticed his strawberries, which are frankly, humongous, here is a pic with a pound coin for scale.
Posts
Verdun, have you read gertrude jekylls colour in the garden?
I think she was an artist, who then translated it into the garden. I also think she had several under gardeners doing the donkey work.
I beieve both Monet and gertrude Jekyll had cataracts and that affected their planting schemes. Broad brush strokes of colour wash type effect , if you know what I mean.
Red rose, Tess of the Turberville's is a knockout in my garden, and great against a dark foliage background.
Orange and purple?
I had to dig up my Tess of the d'Urbervilles, beautiful crimson, because the deer were killing her. I put her in a pot 2 years ago and she make a great recovery and now the blasted deer have found her again, right near the house and she has a bare bottom.
Are you going to cut back hard and start again?
Garnet is hardier than most.
I won't cut hard at the moment as the top half is fine and she's need her leaves for nourishment.
Just been on my dads allotment and while wondering around noticed his strawberries, which are frankly, humongous, here is a pic with a pound coin for scale.
I have eaten smaller apples
Sorry, Verdun,
actually just checked in the library (front bedroom), and its called
Colour schemes for the flower garden,
subtitled The Illustrated Gertrude Jekyll.
Singy, that strawberries a bit of a whopper. Bit too big to float on a glass of Pimms.