My Garden

Last summer I visited David and Priscilla Kerley, who are amongst the world's leading petunia breeders. I didn't have to go far, his greenhouses are tucked away behind a tall hedge "somewhere in eastern England" and for some years now they've been creating superb double flowered... Read more..

A few days ago I was telling you about the excellent new additions to the British-bred Tumbelina double-flowered petunias. Today, from the same British breeders, David and Priscilla Kerley, the single-flowered Fanfare Series - think of them as British-bred versions of the Japanese Surfinias. They've... Read more..

I've featured petunias twice over the last month or so, and a couple of people have been in touch about some other new petunias they've seen in catalogues. Both are striking new bicolours - one will be widely available, the other is an exclusive to Suttons . Both are the first of their kind.... Read more..

This is intriguing. Said to the "the world's first winter hardy petunia", the Wintunia makes a big bushy plant with unexpectedly starry flowers. The colours come in pink, magenta, white, and a pink-and-white striped form plus an especially attractive lavender pink with white-edged leaves... Read more..

The world is bursting with petunias. Plant breeders all over the world are producing new varieties but an especially charming new series was launched this week at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show on an exhibit sponsored by The Sun newspaper. Many breeders just go for larger and larger flowers but... Read more..