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Top 10 favorite garden witch hazels for spring bloom and fragrance

By JennyRoseCarey on 2015-03-30

Cutting a Dahlia flower nearly needs a stepladder

By JennyRoseCarey on 2014-08-21

Today is Poppy Day

By JennyRoseCarey on 2014-06-29

Open Gardens at Northview

By JennyRoseCarey on 2014-05-15

Herb garden in early spring

By JennyRoseCarey on 2013-07-31

Ripe Tomatoes

By JennyRoseCarey on 2013-07-31

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Winter color in the gardens at RHS Wisley with Cornus - the twiggy sort that shine in the late afternoon golden glow. Wintery cold today but looks like fire. Second photo is Cornus Magic Flame. First photo includes Cornus Anny’s Winter Orange #rhs #rhswisley #cornus #redtwigdogwood #cornusmagicflame #cornusannysorange #shrubbycornus #wintergarden #wintercolorinthegarden @rhswisley

Pinus sylvestris- Scots pine Yellow cultivar Meffen Gold and straight species on other photos. I have never seen such a yellow needled pine #pinus #pinussylvestris #pinussylvestrismeffengold #rhswisley #goldpine

At RHS Wisley- A selection of plants from New Zealand and the Antarctic- Phormium, Pittosporum, Hebe Red Edge, Dicksonia squarrosa, and Podocarpus cultivar - Guardsman - in anticipation of the rest of the trip! #rhswisley #rhswisleygardens #newzealandplants #phormium #pittosporum #hebe #dicksonia #podocarpus

The Glasshouse at RHS Wisley backlit in the wintery sunshine. Cold outside and welcoming warmth inside #rhswisley #rhswisleygardens #rhswisleyglasshouse #rhsglasshouse #wintersunshine #backlighting #grasses #englishgarden @rhswisley

Knot Garden at RHS Wisley in the late afternoon winter sunshine - showing plants used as boxwood alternatives - due to blight and caterpillars destroying boxwood #englishgarden #walledgarden #rhswisley #wisley #wisleygardens #wisleygardensuk #knotgarden #boxwoodalternatives #lateafternoonsunlight #wintersunlight

Lotus pond at the Royal Horticultural Society’s garden at Wisley #rhs #rhswisley #lotuspond #watergarden #glow2018 #wisley

Found my books for sale in the RHS Wisley shop! Still get a kick out of finding it #gloriousshade #shadegardenbooks #rhswisley #rhsbookshops #wisley #jennyrosecarey #gardeningbook #gardenbook

A Sign of the Times at the Delaware Theatre Company - a new musical set in 1965 with great toe-tapping music like the title song originally sung by Petula Clark #asignofthetimes #delaware #delawaretheatrecompany #delawaretheatre #musical #musicaltheatre #petulaclark #newmusical @delawaretheatrecompany

Matilda at the Walnut Street Theatre Philadelphia #walnutstreettheatre #matilda #playbill #philadelphia #philadelphiatheatre

Happy December- pre-sunrise over Northview Garden #earlymorning #presunrise #northviewgarden #dawn #happydecember

Autumn leaves and snow starting with my favorite ginkgo and Japanese Maple - then the enormous leaves of big-leaved Magnolia along the winter walk. You can hardly see the snow for the leaves #fallleaves #leavesonsnow #ginkgo #ginkgoleaf #japanesemapleleaf #magnoliamacrophyllaleaves #bigleafmagnolialeaves #snowinnovember

Peaceful and sunny garden after the early snowfall - video on second screen #northviewgarden #snowygarden #afterthesnow #sunnygarden #sunandsnow #novembergarden

Same view out of my office window as last week plus the first snowfall of the season. The robins are confused and there are still leaves on the trees #viewoutoftheofficewindow #firstsnow #phs #phsgardeninging #phsmeadowbrook #phsmeadowbrookfarm #meadowbrookfarm #snow #novembersnow

Today is fun fungus day! A plethora of different types. Scroll through to see the diversity on rotting logs at Northview #fungus #fungi #northview #northviewgarden #autumngarden #fallgarden #rottinglogs #shelffungus #shelffungi #fungusobsession

Crocus sativus looks fabulous when backlit on the rock wall at PHS Meadowbrook Farm #fallblooms #fallcrocus #crocus #crocussativus #phsmeadowbrookfarm #phsmeadowbrook #phsgardening #phs @phsgardening

View from my office window into the Herb Garden at PHS Meadowbrook Farm #phsmeadowbrookfarm #phsmeadowbrook #phs #phsgardening #fallgarden #herbgardendesign #viewfrommyofficewindow

I voted - did you? Make your voice count today #vote #votetoday #govotetoday

Cut-leaf Japanese Maple is the centerpiece of the garden at Northview - planted by Wilmer Atkinson the founder of the Farm Journal #northviewgarden #japanesemaple #fall #fallcolor #autumntree #colorfultree #northviewgardens #acer #nofilter #wilmeratkinson #farmjournal

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