Red Setter not a Pointer
Sorry this post is a bit of a dog.
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So you don’t go barking mad here is a cream and green coloured Poinsettia.
The Garden Museum formerly Museum of Garden History
The museum of garden history in St Marys Church at Lambeth Palace London reopens after refurbishment on the 18th November 2008. Renamed The Garden Museum, extra space has been created inside the medieval church to display paintings, drawings and ephemera related to gardening.
Visit to The Garden Museum (Garden)
- I arrived a week too soon expecting the refurbishment to be completed ( I should have checked). It had been several years since my last visit when it was still called the museum of garden history.
- The Cafe and garden were still open and the graveyard was planted up with lots of plants including some strong growing Acanthus.
- The knot garden contained a large spirally pruned Ilex altaclariensis Golden King as a center piece.
- Evidence of the links to the Tradescant family were all over the small garden and for the most part the plants were well labeled.
- My favourite feature was an old stone seat that had been surrounded by a small hedge clipped to make it look like a sofa.
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Nearly Free Seeds
RHS Seed Distribution
One of the joys of RHS membership is the annual free seed distribution. A 24 page listing of available seeds, collected from the RHS gardens, provides a wide and unusual selection.
The descriptions are short and the official Latin names send me off to look up the species in books or the internet before deciding. At the beginning of next year I will receive the 20 packets together with a germination guide. In addition to recommended temperatures and likely germination times there are many tips on covering seeds, chilling to break dormancy and other influencing factors.
I have just ordered my 20 packets from the catalogue of over 500 different options. Half of my selection this year are trees or shrubs as I like to have something different and taller than usual from the RHS. This was my selection: