Category: Cheering up Mondays

Marigolds are one of my favourites and this – Calendula ‘Orange Flash’ – is a beauty. It’s part of this . . .

You can always rely on the pansy family to bring a bit of cheer.

Rosa ‘Harlow Carr’ to brighten a Monday morning.

Starting the week with some blazing colour from Campsis ‘Indian Summer’.

This rather gorgeous lily is ‘Rafael’, given to me by WH Hyde & Son to trial with Dalefoot’s new bulb . . .

Something exotic for a heatwave Monday. This Callistemon, or bottlebrush, was spotted in a summer container at Gidleigh Park in . . .

Rosa ‘St Ethelburga’ pictured at last year’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. I’m hoping to see lots of roses . . .

An old-fashioned garden pink for today, the start of British Flowers Week celebrating the UK flower-growing industry. This is Dianthus . . .

Rosa ‘Geoff Hamilton’ to start the week – something special just like the man himself.