If you want to contribute to a better climate and more biodiversity, replace slabs with greenery! Roses are perfectly suited for this purpose. They will brighten up your façade or garden, and even better: you can do your bit for the living environment. Colour and fragrance Climbing roses need only a very modest soil area;[…]
Out with the slabs, in with the roses
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Climbing plants, Ornamental gardening, Roses, The environment, Wildlife Gardening Sep 19, 2023
Rose of the Year 2023 – Rose Peach Melba (climbing)
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Climbing plants, Fragrant plants, New plants, Ornamental gardening, Roses, Summer Oct 25, 2022
Each year a rose is awarded Rose of the Year. The Award is given by Roses U.K. after rigorous testing in diverse locations throughout Britain. Trials assess the plant for two years. Trial categories include flower and form, colour and novelty, fragrance, plant health and easy maintenance. The well deserved winner of this prestigious title[…]
Plantaholic’s Choice – Campsis Trumpet Vine Series
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Autumn, Climbing plants, Container gardening, New plants, Plantaholics choice, Summer Jun 02, 2022
For many years the blooms of Campsis have adorned our late summer gardens with their exotic flowers that look as if they might be more accustomed to a mediterranean setting, and yet they are quite hardy in the U.K. They are covered in fiery flowers from July through to at least October and are quite[…]
Plantaholic’s Choice – Raymond Evison Boulevard Clematis
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Climbing plants, Container gardening, Ornamental gardening, Plantaholics choice, Spring, Summer Mar 29, 2022
Raymond Evison has dedicated sixty years of his life to breeding and developing some of the best Clematis in the world. Throughout this time he has bred many outstanding varieties and won multiple gold medals for his exhibits at the RHS shows. Here I want to highlight the wonderful Boulevard Clematis, bred by Raymond at[…]
Plantaholic’s Choice – Wisteria Amethyst Falls
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Climbing plants, Fragrant plants, Ornamental gardening, Plantaholics choice, Spring Feb 22, 2022
Most of us will have seen gorgeous wisterias with their stunning blooms draped across the front of houses or perhaps on a pergola. But what is so special about Wisteria Amethyst Falls that makes it stand out from the crowd. If I have sparked your curiosity then read on:- Amethyst Falls is a very compact[…]
Plantaholic’s Choice – NEW Geranium ‘Tall Dark & Handsome Hot Pink’
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Climbing plants, Container gardening, New plants, Ornamental gardening, Plantaholics choice, Summer, Vertical planting Mar 16, 2021
This astonishing new plant is from Thompson & Morgan’s own breeding programme, one that is a world exclusive to them and one that I am excited to introduce to you for the following reasons:- Geranium Tall Dark & Handsome Hot Pink has long stems which can be trained upwards on a trellis, fence or obelisk. […]
12 Top White Flowered Plants For The Garden And Home
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Bulbs, Climbing plants, Fragrant plants, Houseplants, Ornamental gardening, Perennials, Roses, Shrubs Feb 02, 2021
White flowers add brightness to the dingiest of corners. Whole borders and even gardens have been based around white flowers against a foliage background of green or grey. The most famous perhaps is the White Garden created by Vita Sackville-West at her home, Sissinghurst Castle in the Weald of Kent in England. In this part[…]
Plantaholic’s Choice – NEW Sweet Pea ‘Three Times As Sweet’
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Climbing plants, Container gardening, Fragrant plants, New plants, Plantaholics choice Jan 26, 2021
I’m proud to introduce to you a world exclusive to Thompson and Morgan in 2021, straight from their own breeding by Charles Valin, the stunning Sweet Pea ‘Three Times As Sweet’. This gorgeous plant is the very first modern Grandiflora tri-colour variety to be on the market, and one that you can be one of[…]
Plantaholic’s Choice – Mandevilla sanderi ‘Bloom Bells’®Series
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Climbing plants, Container gardening, Exotic Plants, Ornamental gardening, Plantaholics choice Jun 30, 2020
This delightful climbing plant requires a warm conservatory in the winter months, but in summer it provides its exquisite display as a patio specimen. Best grown in pots to move inside in the winter, Mandevilla sanderi ‘Bloom Bells® have dark, glossy, evergreen leaves to provide year-round interest. But it is the gorgeous, trumpet shaped blooms[…]
Pergolas in the garden
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Climbing plants, Garden design, Garden Structures Jul 01, 2019
Pergolas make an attractive and useful garden feature. They can add height to a garden as well as providing a shaded sitting area or walkway to shelter from the sun on hot days. The addition of climbing plants to the uprights enhances not only the visual effect, but also helps to block out the[…]
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