Move the last ‘i’and remove an 'e' and you have a novel by the brilliant Sue
Townsend. But this post is just more photos from Greenwich Park, including lots
of camellias. There are red, pink, yellow and white camellias, and they are so
glamorous and rose-like. The foliage is bright and glossy – Jane Packer used it
as backing for buttonholes in her book, Jane Packer’s Guide to Flower
Arranging.
The leaves of this tree are a silvery-green, which makes me think
it’s whitebeam. But I’ve never knowingly seen whitebeam in the flesh before, so
I’m not sure. Rachel and Jo use
whitebeam in their work at Green and Gorgeous – see the first two photos in
this gallery, with the silvery leaves which goes so well with the white, blue
and pink palette.
There were stunning Gold Lace primulas, and some pretty yellow
flowers and orange tree flowers that I don’t know the names of. I’d like to
grow primulas like these, but they sound like they are difficult to grow from
scratch. I’ve had no luck with my lily of the valley, and I wonder if this
would be another epic fail!
These are some general photos of Greenwich Park last week. South
London, we are so lucky to have this flower garden on our doorstep, free for us
to enjoy all year round.
