Jenny Rose Carey
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Learn Six Tips from Jenny Rose Carey about gardening for Winter Interest – With Inspiration from the Winter Garden at Wakehurst. Fragrant flowers – such as this Daphne – enhance the winter garden. Wakehurst – Kew’s Country Garden in Sussex, England There are winter and early spring …
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Colonial Williamsburg represents gardens and gardening in Virginia in the 18th Century. Colonial Williamsburg Duke of Gloucester Street is the main route through Colonial Williamsburg. It is lined by some old houses and others that are restorations. The first time I visited Colonial …
Great Dixter in full flowery profusion. The inviting wooden gate welcomes you down the garden path though the meadow and to the front door of the house. Great Dixter is exactly the type of garden that springs to mind if you say the words, ‘English Garden’. It has that loose cottagey look …
I am so excited to announce the publishing of my new book – The Essential Guide of Bulbs (Timber Press October 14th 2025). It was a joy to write and to take the photographs. I am happy to share a sneak peak here. The book is written for anyone who wants to grow bulbs – even if you have …
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Kelmscott Manor in Oxfordshire – view from the front garden. Kelmscott Manor, the home of William and Jane Morris. Kelmscott Manor – Home of William and Jane Morris Tucked down a little lane in a sleepy village lies a place of pilgrimage for lowers of the Arts and Crafts movement. The …
View across the Four-Square Garden near the house. Kiftsgate Court Gardens, The Cotswolds, England The Lower Garden at Kiftsgate Court Garden with view out over the moon-shaped pool – to the Malvern Hills in the distance. Perched on the edge of the Cotswold hils, overlooking the Vale …
Forde Abbey, Somerset, England Forde Abbey and Gardens in the southern county of Somerset was founded by monks over 800 years ago. It is easy to get overwhelmed when visiting a garden. There are scents, sounds, and visual experiences to take in and process. In this next …
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Jenny Rose Carey in pink and on a pink chair at Chelsea Flower Show 2025. My Favorite Garden – The Glasshouse – Jo Thompson – Gold Medal The Glasshouse Garden by Jo Thompson – just admire the planting. My favorite garden was the first exhibit along Main Avenue for The Glasshouse …
When I moved to Pennsylvania many years ago I was told that American Mother’s Day – the second Sunday in May – was the time to plant out your summer seedlings. I still keep to that tradition in honor of my mother-in-law, and grandmother-in-law. I make sure that on Mother’s Day I think of the lovely …
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Jenny Rose Carey in the pink with pink tulips. A spring garden full of flowers at Keukenhof in the Netherlands. Spring Gardens Full of Flowers I am a flower lover. That should not be a surprise to you if you have heard any of my lectures or read my books. Flowers make me happy – …
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