Graham Rice

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• Verbena ‘Strawberry Kiss’: New for 2010

  
  Graham Rice's New Plants Blog — Authority: 413
  I first saw this gorgeous new fragrant verbena on The Suns exhibit at this years Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. I wrote it up in my Hampton Court coverage of new plants. It was tucked away in a corner, and I have to say, it didnt look too happy. But for colour and fragrance and sheer charm this is a special ...
  5 days ago

• Two great new annuals

  
  Transatlantic Plantsman — Authority: 118
  There are literally hundreds of new annuals launching for the coming season, but they include two which are noticeable steps forward in breeding in two groups which have already developed a lot in recent decades. And both are from British plant breeders rather than the big American and Japanese breeders. From the ...
  6 days ago

• Hostas ‘Color Festival’ and ‘Border Street’: New from Bali Hai Nursery

  
  Graham Rice's New Plants Blog — Authority: 413
  Last time I looked at an old American hosta coming to Britain for the first time. Now two brand new hostas from Belgium, both raised by Danny van Eechaute. ‘Color Festival (left, click to enlarge) is a very dramatic hosta in spite of its medium size. It features rich, deep green foliage, a little over 6in/15cm long ...
  1 week ago

• Two fine Physocarpus (Ninebarks to American readers)

  
  Transatlantic Plantsman — Authority: 118
  Physocarpus is not a plant that often features on gardeners’ lists of favorite shrubs, on either side of the Atlantic, but the recent arrival of Summer Wine here in the US and the appearance of Lady in Red at London’s Chelsea Flower Show a couple of years back seem to have woken people up to what great shrubs ...
  1 week ago

• Hosta ‘Big John’: New from Bali-Hai Nursery

  
  Graham Rice's New Plants Blog — Authority: 413
  Every year new hostas arrive on the scene. Youd think that with so many being grown already - thereve been almost two thousand listed in the RHS PlantFinder over the years - that we wouldnt need any more. Well, some perhaps we truly dont need. But as hosta enthusiasts bring together new combinations of size, ...
  1 week ago

• November poem

  
  Transatlantic Plantsman — Authority: 118
  November by Thomas Hood (1799-1845) No sun--no moon! No morn--no noon! No dawn--no dusk--no proper time of day-- No sky--no earthly view-- No distance looking blue-- No road--no street-- No "tother side the way"-- No end to any Row-- No indications where the Crescents go-- No top to any steeple-- No ...
  2 weeks ago

• Black plants to celebrate Halloween

  
  Transatlantic Plantsman — Authority: 118
  In a horticultural celebration of the holiday, I thought you might enjoy this slide show of black plants put together my my wife judywhite . Thanks judy. Happy Halloween! Black Plants Stock Photos - Images by GardenPhotos .com Ill be reviewing books on black plants here soon.
  2 weeks ago

• Cost of coffee

  
  Transatlantic Plantsman — Authority: 118
  Back in the Sixties and Seventies there was standard way of comparing the cost of living around the world – you compared the cost of a Mars bar in different countries. Then we moved on and the Big Mac became the standard. Now it’s coffee at Starbucks. Having recently been on my horticultural travels through ...
  2 weeks ago

• Photinia Pink Marble: New from Gardening Express

  
  Graham Rice's New Plants Blog — Authority: 413
  In recent years weve all got used to those photinias with their bright red young growth. Theyre evergreen, vigorous, easy to grow, and colourful, and when their clusters of hawthorn-like flowers appear, followed by red berries, its an added treat. Now we have a new variegated form. Discovered in Oregon as long ago as ...
  2 weeks ago

• Trachystemon - why it is called Abraham, Isaac and Joseph?

  
  Transatlantic Plantsman — Authority: 118
  If youre looking for a robust perennial ground cover that will even thrive in dry shade look no further than Trachystemon oriantale . Its mass of foliage does the weed smothering efficiently and its purple blue flowers are a treat in the spring sunshine. Its mass of roots also make it a great plant for holding ...
  2 weeks ago

• Dan Hinkleys garden at Windcliff

  
  Transatlantic Plantsman — Authority: 118
  Over on his Next Generation Gardener blog, plantsman and garden designer Rizaniño "Riz" Reyes is sharing his recent visit to Windcliff , the garden of plantsman Dan Hinkley, whom I expect youll know (he founded the garden at Heronswood), and his architect partner Robert Jones. Theres plenty of pictures of ...
  2 weeks ago

• Dahlia ‘Karma Choc’: New this year from five nurseries

  
  Graham Rice's New Plants Blog — Authority: 413
  Dahlias are enjoying a new resurgence and rich dark colours are also becoming increasingly popular. Bring the two together and you have a sumptuous new dahlia - ‘Karma Choc. The Karma Series of dahlias, developed by the same Dutch breeder that created the popular Happy Single series of garden varieties, has been ...
  2 weeks ago

• Get Trials and Awards blog updates on Twitter

  
  Graham Rice's New Plants Blog — Authority: 413
  You can now follow me on the micro-blogging service Twitter at http://twitter.com/Graham_Rice ! This will help me let you know when new posts go up here at my RHS Trials and Awards blog as well as at my RHS New Plants blog and my Transatlantic Plantsman blog . And I’ll occasionally bring you other news - ...
  2 weeks ago

• Surprising bicolored vine

  
  Transatlantic Plantsman — Authority: 118
  As the fall color fades, with only the J apanese maples that featured in the snow still at their peak, a twining vine galloping up a birch tree caught my attention. With the birch leaves long gone, its fresh green foliage amongst the bare twigs caught my eye but now, as its foliage is starting to turn, it’s ...
  2 weeks ago

• Buddleja Blue Chip: New from Gardening Express

  
  Graham Rice's New Plants Blog — Authority: 413
  Earlier this year I mentioned the excellent new dwarf hybrid buddleja from America both over on my RHS Trials and Awards blog , and also on my Transatlantic Plantsman blog . Its also bveen a big hit at the RHS Buddleja trial. Its not been available in Britain till now but as of yesterday you can order it from ...
  3 weeks ago

• Perfect fall flowering shrub – but it doesn’t exist yet!

  
  Transatlantic Plantsman — Authority: 118
  Thinking about those witch hazels I was blogging about yesterday I began to wonder. Compared with the winter- and spring-flowering Asian witch hazels - H. mollis and H . x intermedia - the flowers of the American native H. virginiana are quite small and only mildly scented. What we need is a plant with large ...
  3 weeks ago

• Get New Plants updates on Twitter

  
  Graham Rice's New Plants Blog — Authority: 413
  You can now follow me on the micro-blogging service Twitter at http://twitter.com/Graham_Rice ! This will help me let you know when new posts go up here at my RHS New Plants blog as well as at my RHS Trials and Awards blog and also at my Transatlantic Plantsman blog . And I’ll occasionally bring you other ...
  3 weeks ago

• Follow me on Twitter!

  
  Transatlantic Plantsman — Authority: 118
  Startling news! You can now follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Graham_Rice ! Don’t worry, I won’t deluge you with the day-to-day details of my life but I will let you know when new posts go up at my three blogs ( RHS New Plants , RHS Trials and Awards and here at Transatlantic Plantsman ) remind you ...
  3 weeks ago

• Witch hazels – the value of variability

  
  Transatlantic Plantsman — Authority: 118
  A couple of years ago I wrote about the scent of our native witch hazel here in Pennsylvania, Hamamelis virginiana , wafting through the woods. Well, it’s that time again and, as usual, while some specimens along the roadside and in the woods are blooming on bare branches some still have their buttery leaves ...
  3 weeks ago

• Nicotiana ‘Whisper’: New, and disease resistant, for 2010

  
  Graham Rice's New Plants Blog — Authority: 413
  The Norfolk-based plant breeding company Floranova has been a pioneer in the creation of new annuals and container plants for the last thirty years. Many of the best annuals that we grow have been developed by them and this years see another breatkthrough - a new type of Nicotiana (flowering tobacco). In recent ...
  3 weeks ago

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