Jenny Rose Carey
Dazzling Plants, Design Ideas, and Proven Techniques for Your Shady Garden
The Upper Flower Garden at Mount Vernon in Spring Mount Vernon was the home and garden of America’s first president, George Washington. It is open to the public and is particularly lovely to visit in the spring with flowering trees such as redbud and dogwood. On my recent visit it was an overcast …
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View from the terrace at Longbarn on a spring day. The History of Longbarn Garden Longbarn Garden is located in the Weald of Kent near the town of Sevenoaks. It is steeped in twentieth century horticultural history because it was the garden of Vita Sackville-West and her husband Harold …
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Have you ever wished you could grow flowers from seed? How about poppies and larkspur? What does a seed need for germination? Blue cornflowers are an easy-to -grow flower seed. Direct seed sowing – straight into the garden I think that one of the reasons that gardeners give up on seed …
Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson’s Kentish garden The view of Vita Sackville-West’s writing tower dominates all corners of the garden. Vita Sackville-West’s Garden at Sissinghurst is a garden that I am very familiar with since it is in the south-east county of Kent in England where I …
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Some books that I recommend for winter reading Another year has passed, and many books have been read here at Northview. Despite my family members occasionally muttering, ‘do you think that you have enough gardening books now?’, I continue to buy, collect (some might say hoard), and read …
American Thanksgiving brings thankfulness to the mind This is the month that Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday. Has your garden made you happy or joyful this year? Learn what I am thankful for and then compile your own list. Please let me know what you are thankful …
A catbird watching me as I garden in the Herb Garden – waiting to eat the raspberries nearby. "No One Can Garden Alone"Quote by Elizabeth Lawrence There is a lovely gardening quote by one of my gardening heroines, Elizabeth Lawrence. She says in the preface of ‘The Little Bulbs’ – "No one can …
Yay! Bright Pink Bright pink garden accessories at the Chelsea Flower Show If you have read this email a few times you will probably have seen that I like bright pink. The good news is that the world is catching up with me. I am happy to report that pink is everywhere. It makes me so happy. …
Summer staking keeps the garden looking fresh for the rest of the gardening year. There is a nice way to do it and a sloppy way. Learn what you can do to make your garden sail through summer and into fall. Pink pompon dahlia flowers in the Cutting Garden at Northview look great when paired with …
Jenny Rose Carey at the entrance to The Chelsea Flower Show, London, England 2023 The Chelsea Flower this year was held as usual at the Royal Hospital Grounds in Chelsea, London, England. The site is a magnificent one on the banks of the River Thames. Every year when I prepare for my Chelsea …
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