Coming up on Sunday 10th May is the first of two social events for HHPS Members. Sue and Peter Tomson will be opening their garden from 2 – 4pm. The Tomsons have been opening for the NGS for many years, and their garden is much admired. Don’t miss this opportunity to get together with other membersContinue reading “Exclusive Members Social Event: Garden Opening at The Abbots House, Abbots Langley”
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Visiting Marina Christopher at Phoenix Perennials, September 2013
After a week’s holiday in a cottage nestled in the dunes of Whitesand Bay at the very tip of Cornwall, I was keen to drop into Phoenix Perennials, near Alton in Hampshire, on the long drive home. Some weeks before, I had been trying to get hold of Persicaria ‘Dikke Floskes’, a particularly rich coloured,Continue reading “Visiting Marina Christopher at Phoenix Perennials, September 2013”
A Trip to Larch Cottage Nurseries, Penrith
So many of my Google searches for plants have produced Larch Cottage Nurseries as the top result that when we visited the Lake District in early May 2013, I was eager to see the place for myself. The plant list online was so extensive, I imagined the nursery must occupy acres of land, and IContinue reading “A Trip to Larch Cottage Nurseries, Penrith”
Against the light – flower and garden pictures by John McCormack
A Photo essay on some techniques for this procedure [Click the photos to enlarge them] Pictures of flowers and plants taken against the light can often have a very different look to images taken with the sunlight coming from behind the photographer. The translucency of flower parts and sharply defined outlines of buds are examplesContinue reading “Against the light – flower and garden pictures by John McCormack”
Hardy Plant Society Hertfordshire Group 