My Garden

Since 1970 trials of new seed-raised flowers have been held at sites all over Europe. The organisation that runs the trials, Fleuroselect , has thirty different sites from Italy to Russia, including the RHS Garden at Wisley . Entries of new varieties from seed companies around the world are assessed... Read more..

Thrift is a familiar seaside plant in Britain, growing on cliffs and rocks, but it’s varieties of the larger flowered, broader-leaved Portuguese species which have been awarded 2009 Gold Medals. The awards are made by Fleuroselect , the pan-European organisation which trials new flowers and bestows Gold... Read more..