RHS Rosemoor-20 February 2013

[David Nicholson]

After all the lousy weather (apart from the last couple of days) our first garden visit of the year. A bit grey and mizzly and colder than Monday and Tuesday which both gave us sun and blue sky, but we are creatures of habit and always go out on Wednesdays!

Rosemoor, as usual looking beautiful. Swathes of Snowdrops; Hellebores in abundance; Daffs just getting going; Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill' in full flower (mine past her best now); some early Rhodies and Camellias etc. etc. etc.

Challenging conditions for the camera (or at least the operator of it!) and some poor shots you will have to excuse. I should learn more!!!!

First batch:-

Floods of Snowies
Galanthus 'Atkinsii'
G. 'Brenda Troyle'
Un-named Camellia
Camellia x williamsii 'Saint Ewe'

 

[David Nicholson]

Batch 2:-

Under the old oak tree-Crocuses
Looking up the rill
Looking down the rill
Rhododendron 'Praecox'
R. (PJM Group) 'Peter John Mezitt'

[David Nicholson]

Batch 3:-

Iris lazica-loads of it throughout the garden
Narcissus cyclamineus  two shots
From the greenhouse N. papyraceus (I think!)
Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) 'Anne's Red'  (that's a Hell of a label to write)

[David Nicholson]

Batch 4

Prunus mume 'Beni-shidare'
Prunus 'Kursar'
Ypsilandra thibetica

[David Nicholson]

... and to finish, three Primulas:-

P 'Gigha'
P 'John Fielding'
P vulgaris ssp sibthorpii

[Lvandelft]

I love this old tree underplanted with Narcissus cyclamineus, David!

[brianw]

As I normally visit Rosemoor in spring and summer it is interesting to see the garden at another time of the year. Placing the tree with the N. cyclamineus fooled me to start with, but I was surprised to see I can also "walk" round the garden using Google street view to place the actual tree, with the lake in the background. I don't normally walk across that area of grass.
A great garden, especially the original Lady Anne Area round the old house, but no real rock garden. The large rocks in the gulley are now all overgrown, and woodland, and the tiny alpine house is best forgotten.

[David Nicholson]

The alpine house is closed at the moment due to building work on the adjacent kitchens and cafe. I hope it will be re-opened sooner rather than later and possibly extended, I shall be on the phone if it isn't! It is small and I agree with Brian that alpines are under-represented in the garden but I think the rock work in the "gulley" has some interesting stuff. There was some new rock work going on just below the mediterranean garden and I'll wait and see what is going to happen there.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Loads of nice things to see even this early in the season David !
Thanks for taking us on this wintery walk ! 

[Tim Ingram]

David - you live in a good place for some great gardens. When I worked in Bristol the three gardens I really remember were Rosemoor (actually before it became an RHS garden - the older area around the house was fascinating), Knightshayes Court (fantastic woodland garden) and Marwood Hill (idiosyncratic and 'different'). Haven't seen any for quite a time so it's very nice to see Rosemoor again.

[Gert Hoek]

Batch 3:-

Iris lazica-loads of it throughout the garden
Narcissus cyclamineus  two shots
From the greenhouse N. papyraceus (I think!)
Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) 'Anne's Red'  (that's a Hell of a label to write)

Beautifull pictures David, but my favorite are the Narcissus cyclamineus, never seen such a large group of this wonderfull species.
Hard to get here in Holland.

[David Nicholson]

David - you live in a good place for some great gardens. When I worked in Bristol the three gardens I really remember were Rosemoor (actually before it became an RHS garden - the older area around the house was fascinating), Knightshayes Court (fantastic woodland garden) and Marwood Hill (idiosyncratic and 'different'). Haven't seen any for quite a time so it's very nice to see Rosemoor again.

Yes, I'm lucky in that respect Tim but the downside is I've developed webbed feet! We are regulars at Knightshayes Court and there are some pictures here from a visit we made in spring 2008 (it seems we often go but without camera). We haven't made it to Marwood Hill yet but must try to put that right this year.

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=1704.msg42757#msg42757

[David Nicholson]

Beautifull pictures David, but my favorite are the Narcissus cyclamineus, never seen such a large group of this wonderfull species.
Hard to get here in Holland.

Thank you Gert (and Luc) The Narcissus cyclamineus were spectacular. I'm growing some from seed so one day I might have a mini-clump.