Juniper bonsai & lantern #londongarden

Nyssa sylvatica at the Plantation, Bougainvillea and roses from the greenhouse/garden

Conifers at Salesforce Park San Francisco: Araucaria columnaris (New Caledonian pine) x2, Wollemia nobilis, weeping Sequoiadendron giganteum.

Autumnal: Acer palmatum dissectum, Ginkgo biloba, Taxodium distichum, Hamamelis intermedia #londongardens #autumn #anthocyanins

Autumn colour: rose, sedum, pelargonium & a last hurrah bougainvillea

Roses, chillies and quince #londongarden #londonallotment

Glorious backlit Japanese maple #acerpalmatum #londongardens

Linne's rose #roses #londongarden

Aeoniums #londongarden #indoorplants

Kew never disappoints - Passiflora, Nepenthes, Stanhopea oculata (orchid), Araucaria araucana (Monkey Puzzle) #kewgardens

Grape & crabapple bonsai lovely autumn colours, and the staghorn fern stand doing well in the greenhouse. #vitus #malus #platycerium #londongardens

A surprise gift from our neighbour #helianthus

Chilli harvest commences - mostly Jalapenos #capsicum

Love heart anthurium ❤️ #kewgardens #love #londonplants

Sunflowers at Kew Gardens #kewgardens

Eucalyptus caesium Silver Princess juvenile form

Platycerium superbum leaf number 2 #staghorn

Crabapple bonsai forest #malus

Echinops, Echinacea and bees

Lithops reabsorbing last year's leaves #lithops #livingstones

Waterlily, Nymphaea

It popped! Papaver #londongardens #poppies #randomxbredhybrid

Backup pics for a grey London morning: Kew Gardens bed in flower, kangaroo paw & strawflower from the Western Australia house, Eryngium paniculatum #kewgardens #anigozanthos #xerochrysum

My favourite tree species, always a thrill to see one: Wollemi pine #wollemia #kewgardens #livingfossil #gymnosperms

Exchange Square planting near Liverpool Street Station in London: foxglove, daisy, grasses, clematis #digitalis #leucanthemum #londongardens #bloomscrolling

Azalea still pushing out flowers #satsuki #bonsai #japanesegarden #londongardens

Purple petals: Creeping geranium, Allium, Sweet pea, Rosebay willowherb #geranium×johnsonii #alliumcristophii #lathyrusodoratus #chamaenerionangustifolium #londongardens

The Wollemi pine moved out of the greenhouse today - it sits next to the pond along with this seed-grown Swamp cypress, a bowl of Sarracenias and a Japanese maple 'Eddisbury' #wollemianobilis #taxodiumdistochum #sarracenia #acerpalmatum #londongardens

Irises, Aquilegia and Mariposa Lily #kewgardens

Two fabulous reclining 'Tower of Jewels' echiums and some cacti in bloom at Kew (2x Echinopsis strigosa and Mammillaria varieaculeata) #kewgardens

Female bumblebee with pollen basket not bothered at all that this bottlebrush (Callistemon) comes from half a planet away. Kew Gardens absolutely abuzz with bees this morning. #kewgardens #bumblebee #callistemon #ozplants

Summer bonsai show submission #3 shohin display. Sitka spruce, Elm, Chinese quince, Horse chestnut, Hawthorn. #shohin #bonsai #twickenhambonsaiclub

Backlit azaleas #rhododendron #satsuki #bonsai

Summer bonsai show submission photo day. #2 Hawthorn from the garden. #crataegus #bonsai #twickenhambonsaiclub

Summer bonsai show submission photo day. #1 Japanese maple from Windybank bonsai, Erin pot, stand by Adam. #acerpalmatum #bonsai #twickenhambonsaiclub

Move aside Chelsea for our allotment rose bounty #roses #londongardens #allotment

Three peonies and a rose #paeonia #rosa #londongardens

These Ficus religiosa leaves have anthocyanins (red pigments) when newly unfolded, thought to be protection against stress (UV, cold, pathogens). Which makes them rather pretty 🍁

Some pleasingly unusual conifers in my collection, all of which I have propagated myself. Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis) from seed, Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) from a massive cutting, Afrocarpus manii and Plum yew (Cephalotaxus fortunei) also both from seed. #seed #propagation

Gray's Inn is a green oasis in the heart of Holborn, with some pretty flower beds. Peonyx2, Phlomis russelliana and Iris germanica (I think). #peony #phlomis #iris #londongardens

Sitka spruce bonsai #bonsai #picea #sitchensis

Hawaiian shirt azalea and dogwood at Isabella Plantation, and a Welsh poppy in the garden #rhododendron #cornus #papavercambricum

How to create a beautiful garden, and how not to, Richmond Park edition. One side of the road vs the other. #dogwood #cornus #tudorhouse #londongardens #noplasticgrass

Privet bonsai with sedum & thyme underplanting and a fabulous deadwood fungus #privet #bonsai #fungus

Emerging leaflets Untouched by summer's long heat Verdant perfection

Satsuki azalea selection #azalea

Rosa 'Madame Isaac Péreire', grown at our allotment for rose petal flavouring. We chose this variety from The Herbfarm Cookbook by Jerry Traunfeld, who was the chef at the excellent Herbfarm restaurant in Woodinville, WA. #theherbfarmrestaurant #rosa #roses

Scot's pine (Pinus sylvestris) in a Troll pot #bonsai #pinus #cascade

Platycerium superbum still alive - praise be to the staghorn gods

Korean fir with buds and pollen cones Abies Koreana, Troll pot #bonsai #trollpots #abies