An old (cut) rose in a Wandsworth garden
Wednesday, 07 January 2015
by caroline
- Published in Caroline's favourite flowers
I’m in love with my oak leafed hydrangea – Hydrangea quercifolia
Thursday, 04 September 2014
by caroline
The oak leafed hydrangea has to be one of the most beautiful of the hydrangeas and also one of the most beautiful shrubs. In my garden in Wandsworth my hydrangea has sat in a reasonably difficult corner of my garden and has quietly climbed up to quite a height (well over 6 foot) and has
- Published in Caroline's favourite flowers
Wreaths and garlands for Christmas
Wednesday, 03 September 2014
by caroline
Every year I make wreaths and garlands for Christmas. Below are some examples of the wreaths I make, but quite honestly I will tailor make them for you. I have done some fabulous garlands for some incredible houses but in each case very annoyingly I have been unable to photograph them. But suffice it to
- Published in Caroline's favourite flowers, Christmas garlands
6 of my favourite roses – pinks, yellows, oranges
Monday, 23 June 2014
by caroline
Whenever I talk to a client about their plants and planting plan I always do my best to get them to buy in to the idea of having some roses. I think the recent trend has been to ignore them a bit in planting plans and I’m not sure why. They just don’t seem to
- Published in Caroline's favourite flowers, The New Vintage Garden
Ordered chaos? Shabby chic? New Vintage? Just love it
Monday, 23 June 2014
by caroline
I was trying to describe to someone exactly what I meant by New Vintage the other day and I was left a bit speechless as there was too much to say.. Is it soft pinks with deep romantic reds? Is it ordered chaos or shabby chic? Is it natural over ordered? Is it roses instead
- Published in Caroline's favourite flowers, The New Vintage Garden
A day at Great Dixter
Monday, 16 June 2014
by caroline
Great Dixter was the family home of gardener and gardening writer Christopher Lloyd – it was the focus of his energy and enthusiasm and fuelled over 40 years of books and articles. Now under the stewardship of Fergus Garrett and the Great Dixter Charitable Trust, Great Dixter is an historic house, a garden, a centre of
- Published in Caroline's favourite flowers, Gardens Visited
I’m loving pink
Thursday, 12 June 2014
by caroline
What a fabulous colour… soft, muted, adorable PINK. Look at these…
- Published in Caroline's favourite flowers, The New Vintage Garden
New Vintage in a small town plot
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
by caroline
I have chosen my friend Posy as a case study for my New Vintage garden design theme. This is because she too has a New Vintage approach to planting and garden design. This approach blends contemporary naturalistic planting with a palette of soft colour and every now and then a surprise of rich colour and
- Published in Caroline's favourite flowers, The New Vintage Garden
3 Unusual plants for New Vintage gardens
Tuesday, 27 May 2014
by caroline
Here are some unusual plants for the middle to back of a New Vintage border. Just add them for their originality and fun. They are not very common and yet they are all reasonably robust so we can use them very effectively for variety and interest. Nectaroscordum are deciduous bulbous perennials with linear, garlic-scented leaves
- Published in Caroline's favourite flowers, The New Vintage Garden
6 great reds for a New Vintage planting scheme
Tuesday, 27 May 2014
by caroline
In itself the colour RED is New Vintage. Planting has concentrated on greens and whites and sometimes soft hay colours such as you see with naturalistic planting in grasses etc. It is time to bring some colour back into our borders and this is part of my New Vintage scheme. Chose a soft palette
- Published in Caroline's favourite flowers, The New Vintage Garden
Top 10 plants that recurred at the Chelsea Flower Show. All very New Vintage
Friday, 23 May 2014
by caroline
Chelsea Flower Show 2014 – Planting Top 10 plants that recurred at the Chelsea Flower Show. All very New Vintage. These plants turned up in several gardens and are clearly very much loved at the moment. I would like to see all of these plants in any New Vintage planting scheme that I might do.
- Published in Caroline's favourite flowers, The New Vintage Garden
Clever colour combis – spot the tulips!
Thursday, 08 May 2014
by caroline
- Published in Caroline's favourite flowers