Munstead Wood, Godalming, Surrey, England, was the house and garden of the well-known artist, gardener, and writer – Gertrude Jekyll. Join Jenny Rose Carey as she explore the timeless elegance and future possibilities of this amazing place.
Jenny Rose Carey visited the Chelsea Flower Show in London England in May 2024. Here are some of her observations of the trends and popular plants that she observed. The Main Show Gardens were as stunning as ever and there was plenty see in the smaller gardens and Great Pavillion.
The Upper Flower Garden at Mount Vernon is a spring treat with old-fashioned tulips, daffodils, and other bulbs intermingled with perennials and biennials. The beds are lined with short boxwood hedges and backed with walls and fences. Fruit trees provide part shade. A greenhouse and garden house add to the picturesque garden.
A springtime visit to Longbarn Garden in Kent England with Jenny Rose Carey Garden Author and Photographer to see snakeshead fritillaries and English Primroses
‘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 garden alone’. If you are not gardening alone – who do you share your garden with? Obviously your family…