Satsuki season continues #bonsai #azalea #rhododendron

Sunday allotment blooms. Rosa sp. #GardeningBluesky #Bloomscrolling #LondonBotanica #Gardening

Another satsuki azalea bonsai. Pot unknown.

Satsuki azalea bonsai, Erin pot

Conetastic: Pinus parviflora seed, Larix decidua, Abies koreana, Pinus sylvestris, Larix decidua, Pinus parviflora pollen.

Six on Saturday. Garden and greenhouse this week. Zonal pelargonium (Pelargonium × hortorum), peony (Paeonia lactiflora), staghorn fern shield frond (Platycerium sp.), and satsuki azalea — flower, bonsai and bloom (Rhododendron indicum). #SixOnSaturday #GardeningX

Pink and red across the garden today. Scented-leaf pelargonium Pelargonium sp., the Bourbon rose Rosa 'Madame Isaac Pereire', a satsuki azalea Rhododendron indicum, and the first ripe strawberry Fragaria × ananassa. #London #gardening #plants #strawberries

Roses from the allotment with foliage from the garden. Rosa 'Madame Isaac Pereire', Acer palmatum, Corylus avellana, Hyacinthoides sp., Phyllostachys sp., Asparagus sp. #roses #LondonGardens

Bougainvillea second flowering. The pink "petals" are bracts; the true flowers are the small white tubular ones at the centre. Bougainvillea sp. #GardeningBluesky #Bougainvillea #Bloomscrolling

Seedlings in the greenhouse. Templetonia retusa, Wollemia nobilis, Gleditsia sp., Eucalyptus caesia subsp. magna (silver princess). #SeedlingSunday #Plants

So fun manning the Federation of British Bonsai Societies' gold medal winning stand at Chelsea Flower Show yesterday! Most popular: Trident maple forest. Well done to all the owners. Acer palmatum 'Deshojo', Pinus parviflora, Rhododendron 'Indicum', Acer buergerianum #Bonsai #ChelseaFlowerShow

Chelsea Flower Show - where to start!

The Savoy in London, no filters, real flowers, zero plastic Phalaenopsis sp., Rosa spp., Hydrangea macrophylla, Lilium sp., Delphinium sp. #LondonBotanica #TheSavoy

Tulip tree at Kew rather glorious a few days ago. Nice to look back at when it's back to raining outside. Liriodendron tulipifera #SixOnSaturday #Kew #LondonBotanica #TulipTree

Six on Saturday from Kew — Henry Moore: Monumental Nature, the largest outdoor showing of his work ever staged. Thirty bronzes scattered across 320 acres until January. #SixOnSaturday #HenryMoore #KewGardens #Sculpture

Our first David Austin 'The King's Rose'

Colour in Great Ormond St and Lamb's Conduit St on a wet London evening Lonicera × heckrottii Pelargonium sp. (regal & zonal) Hedera helix #LondonBotanica #Bloomsbury #Pelargonium

Oak group bonsai after the rain #quercus

Allotment roses are starting to bloom #rosa #londongarden #allotments

RHS Wisley shop irresistible Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) Neon pothos (Epipremnum aureum 'Neon') Aglaonema 'Pink Valentine', Tradescantia zebrina 'Pink Paradise', Calathea 'Misto', grey baby tears (Pilea glauca) Pelargonium × hortorum, Sedum sp. #Houseplants #BloomScrolling #Gardening

Cedar are a favourite of mine, which is why I have enough for #SixOnSaturday (seed grown, allotment developed, potted up today). Cedrus sp. #Bonsai #Cedar

Macro maple samaras Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki', Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium', Acer palmatum 'Jordan', Acer shirasawanum 'Moonrise' #JapaneseMaple #Acer #Samaras #MacroBotany #LondonBotanica

Drama and delicacy. Neighbourhood roses and blackberry blossom at the allotment. Rosa sp., Rubus fruticosus. #roses #blackberry #LondonGardens

Staghorn ferns are epiphytes from tropical Australia and SE Asia (these came from B&Q). Mine are on coconut coir in my humid greenhouse. The pale fronds are new shield fronds — they anchor the plant and trap debris and water for nutrients. Platycerium #Ferns #Epiphytes #Staghorn #LondonGarden

#SixOnSaturday from the bonsai bench. Acer palmatum, Larix sp., Pinus sp., Wisteria sp., Aesculus hippocastanum, Quercus robur. #bonsai #SixOnSaturday #GardenersWorld

🎵 One of these things is not like the others 🎵 Celastrina argiolus, Geranium magnificum, Geranium endressii, Eschscholzia californica. #wildlife #gardening #butterflies #nature

Hawthorn at Roehampton Gate, Richmond Park — exceptionally floriferous this year. Common hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) and the pink double cultivar 'Paul's Scarlet' (Crataegus laevigata). #Hawthorn #RichmondPark #MayBlossom

Kew's titan arum in bloom — frilled purple spathe, towering yellow spadix. Famously smells of rotting flesh, though I couldn't tell you as I'm recovering from COVID. Amorphophallus titanum #TitanArum #CorpseFlower #Kew #KewGardens #LondonBotanica

Handkerchief trees at the Watergardens, Kingston. Nine acres of Japanese landscaping originally laid out by the Veitch family in the 1860s as part of Coombe Wood Nursery — the very firm that introduced Davidia involucrata to Britain. #botany #london #spring #plants #davidia

Japanese rainbow. Acer shirasawanum 'Moonrise', A. palmatum 'Atropurpureum', A. p. 'Phoenix', A. p. var. dissectum, A. shirasawanum 'Jordan', A. p. 'Koto-no-ito'. #SixOnSaturday #botany #london #spring #acer

Horse chestnut shohin (small) bonsai #aesculus #londongardens #spring

Another day at Kew. Tulip meadow by the Temperate House, fresh spruce cone & needles, horse chestnut candle and a mute swan dozing in the sun. Tulipa spp., Picea abies, Aesculus sp., Cygnus olor. #botany #london #spring #kew

Pink profusion at Kew. Lily-flowered tulips (Tulipa sp.), Kurume azalea Rhododendron 'Ho-o', and two flowering cherries — Prunus 'Yae-murasaki' and Prunus 'Amanogawa'. 🌸 #KewGardens #Kew #SpringBlossom #Sakura #LondonBotanica

Four shades of spring green. Parrotia, ginkgo, hop hornbeam, wood spurge. Parrotia persica, Ginkgo biloba, Ostrya carpinifolia, Euphorbia amygdaloides #botany #london #spring #plants

Tulip season in full swing. Lily-flowered, fringed, and double late forms showing what the genus is capable of — and a Dicksonia antarctica crozier getting on with spring. Tulipa cvs · Dicksonia antarctica #tulips #tulipa #treefern #dicksoniaantarctica #londongardens #spring #botanicalphotography

Spring walk. Pink bluebell, crab apple blossom on a street in Bath, tulip magnolia, and an illuminated poppy. Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Malus sp., Magnolia × soulangeana, Papaver sp. #london #botanica #spring #bluebell #crabapple #magnolia #poppy

Japanese maples unfurling in three very different moods, plus the crab apple doing its annual show-off. Acer shirasawanum 'Jordan', Acer palmatum 'Kinshi', Malus sp. #JapanesMaple #CrabApple #SpringGarden #LondonGarden #AcerPalmatum #AcerShirasawanum #Malus #London

Spring leaves & flowers on the bonsai table. Japanese maple, Crabapple, Hawthorn, another JM

Twickenham Bonsai Club's tree of the month — flowering bonsai in full spring form. Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), potentilla (Potentilla fruticosa), kusamono with creeping phlox (Phlox subulata), and crab apple (Malus sp.). #bonsai #flowering #springblossom #kusamono #londonbotanica

April on the allotment. Apple, cherry, and pear doing the expected thing — and rhubarb being its own weird self. Malus domestica · Prunus avium · Pyrus communis · Rheum × hybridum #AllotmentLife #SpringBlossom #AppleBlossom #CherryBlossom #PearBlossom #Rhubarb #LondonGrows #LondonBotanica

More macro in the garden: maple leaves, larch cone & maple blossom. Japanese maple, larch, maple (Acer palmatum, Larix sp., Acer sp.) #LondonBotanica #Botany #MacroPhotography #SpringWatch #Trees

Macro lens in the garden. Common hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) · Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis) · Fullmoon maple (Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium') · Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis) #spring #botany #london #hawthorn #wollemipine #maple #pine

Easter Sunday sun at Kew. Tulips (Tulipa) under cherry blossom (Prunus), iris (Iris sp.), banana flower (Ensete ventricosum), and a lady's slipper orchid (Paphiopedilum sp.). #kewgardens #spring #tulips #iris #orchid #easter

Neighbourhood walk. White and blue English bluebells, arabis, aubrieta — Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Arabis caucasica, Aubrieta deltoidea #Bluebells #Arabis #Aubrieta #SpringFlowers #LondonBotanica

Lobster claw red to tulip pink. Kew Gardens, early Spring. Lobster claw heliconia, banana blossom, rose grape, pink tulip. Heliconia rostrata · Musa sp. · Medinilla magnifica · Tulipa sp. #Kew #KewGardens #SpringFlowers #TropicalPlants #Botany

April in full colour. Bluebells, three-cornered leek, tulips and grape hyacinth in the front garden. Hyacinthoides hispanica · Allium triquetrum · Tulipa · Muscari armeniacum #londonbotanica #springflowers #botanicalphotography #london

Spring stirs in the greenhouse. Wollemi pine seedling, grapevine setting its first berries, ginkgo unfurling, and cephalotaxus putting out fresh needles. Wollemia nobilis · Vitis vinifera · Ginkgo biloba · Cephalotaxus sp. #londongarden #botanica #spring #greenhouse

New cones on Japanese white pine. Crab apple bonsai in first blossom. Camellia holding its own. London, late March. 🌲 Japanese White Pine (Pinus parviflora) 🌸 Crab Apple (Malus sp.) 🤍 White Camellia (Camellia japonica) #SpringBlossom #Bonsai #Camellia #LondonBotanica

Japanese maples waking up in rainbow colours #japanesegarden #londongarden #acerjaponica

Spring bonsai: Crabapple, Ginkgo & moss, Japanese maple & Lego plum blossom