garden design – Rosewarne Garden Designs

Be a Plant Passporter…or not?

Posted on August 28, 2023August 28, 2023 by RosewarneGardens

So despite this program being several years in, there still seems to be some confusion about whether one has to be a plant passporter or not. We are. We talked to our local plant Health Inspector (Hi Sam!) who talked us through the process and then talked specifically about what we do and whether we…

Plant Collecting or Clutter?

Posted on September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 by RosewarneGardens

I have a bit of a collecting habit, for plants that is. I love plants almost to the exclusion of all else and consequently find myself seeking out those rarities and commoners that I want to grow, and then adding their friends and other finds along the way. Why grow one colour when you can…

Design in this time of COVID-19

Posted on April 23, 2020July 15, 2020 by RosewarneGardens

In the face of a global shut down and a great deal of fear and uncertainty one is faced with how one will respond and sometimes confronted with one’s worst fears and anxieties while being pressed to carry on as normal. That was week one for of lockdown for me. Of course like many people…

RHS Tatton – 3 Weeks to go

Posted on June 15, 2016June 15, 2016 by RosewarneGardens

I maybe confusing some folk, when I say 3 weeks to go, this is 3 weeks until I GO to RHS Tatton, the show is open to the public from Wednesday 20th July until Sunday 24th July. I will be there building from 6th July to start the build and leaving around 27th July after…

Becoming SGD Registered

Posted on July 2, 2015November 10, 2016 by RosewarneGardens

There is always something new to learn and in 2009 I started out on a whole new career in horticulture and garden design. Although it wasn’t an entirely fresh start, I have a degree in design and have been a gardener for decades but nevertheless I discovered there was a very great deal more to…

Nursery Visit

Posted on June 26, 2015July 17, 2015 by RosewarneGardens

Visiting nurseries and gardens are one of the big pleasures of being a garden designer. Somehow there is never enough time to see all of the nurseries or all of the gardens one wants to but in 2015 I’m making a concerted effort to see one or other, possibly both, every month. Rooting out excellent…

Roses

Posted on June 15, 2015July 6, 2015 by RosewarneGardens

I’m not a Rose aficionado in the same way I am an Iris aficionado despite my name(s) and my Mother’s passion for roses that saw the full length of one garden boundary fence smothered in them, I have avoided them for much of my life due to the often intense fragrance which would set me…

Iris

Posted on June 2, 2015July 6, 2015 by RosewarneGardens

It’s usually May that’s my busy month with Iris but this year it’s all been a bit delayed with a sudden cold snap and then the winds and then the next cold snap and, well you get the picture. Happily my lovely collection of Iris have managed to flower really well this year, taking advantage…

RHS Chelsea 2015

Posted on May 29, 2015July 6, 2015 by RosewarneGardens

A great spectacle as ever from the RHS and the BBC. Chelsea flower show seems to be being taken over by the media and their coverage, gardens are no longer for the paying public but more for the camera and of the course the VIP and celebrity who now frequent the show throughout the week….

TODOS – May

Posted on May 20, 2015 by RosewarneGardens

Yet another frantic month, but soon we can sit back with a glass of something cool and admire the results of the last couple of back breaking months. May however is not that month…. Even though a tad on the chilly side this month is a frenzy of annual flower seed planting and planting out…