Rhododendron Hydon Velvet – pale pink, fading to white. Deeply felted leaves with brown undersurface. Height 80-130cm.
Rhododendron Mrs A T de la Mare – large, evergreen upright shrub with glossy, dark foliage. Pale pink buds open to white flowers, slight fragrance. Height 3m (left). Details of fabric from paintings in the spirit of @charlottedicarcaci (right).
Branches of Prunus Tai-Haku AGM – The Great White Cherry - beautiful, free-flowering, Japanese cherry, large profuse single white flowers, copper young foliage, medium-sized tree. Height 7-12m (left) and Magnolia stellata – The Star Magnolia - slow-growing, medium-sized spring flowering deciduous shrub with white star-like flowers with gentle scent. Height 3m (right).
Magnolia loebneri Leonard Messel AGM – small tree or large deciduous shrub with rose to blush pink, star-shaped flowers. Good for small gardens. Height 8m.
Magnolia x soulangeana Lennei AGM (left) – pink goblet-shaped flowers fading to white inside which is revealed as flowers open, best planted in a sheltered position in full with or semi-shade with well draining soil. Large dark green leaves. Height 6m (left). Magnolia by Pierre-Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) (right).
Magnolia stellata (left) and Ranunculus Butterfly – light pink - makes a good cut flower. We grow these in our polytunnel. Otherwise plant ‘claws’ with eyes up in the autumn in pots and over-winter in the greenhouse before bringing into the garden in spring (right).
Peonies Nick Shaylor – late flowering, double white with blush pink fragrant blooms (left) and Bowl of Cream – early to mid flowering, double creamy white fragrant flowers (right).
Peony Vogue – a midseason peony, double white, large double flowers opening soft blush pink with a random picture of a tea cup.
Rosa ‘Aphrodite’ – shell pink hybrid tea rose, fragrant, one of our favourites, with a dress from the dressing up box which belonged to Bridget’s mother-in-law from the 50s.
Our studio wall – the ultimate swirling pink – Frank Lloyd Wright contemplated painting the Guggenheim pink. In fact it was originally beige before being painted bright white in 1992.
Rosa Paul’s Himalayan Musk – pink powder-puff flowering rambler. Flowers once. Strong fragrance and long graceful arching stems. We love it. Height 12m.
Climbing rose - A Shropshire Lad – 6m tall, peachy pink with soft fruity fragrance, bred by David Austin, 3m tall - with a shell from the Birth of Venus by Botticelli.
A detail from Les Sylphides by Theyre Lee-Elliott.
Rosa Cupid – flesh pink single flowers on once flowering climber, orange hips in autumn, height 3mm (left) and mint chocolate chip ice-cream from HOW I COOK by Skye Gyngell -page 83. (click on photo to purchase)
An unknown picture of pale pink and lilac iris with white clematis climbing over an old stone wall – if you recognise it please let us know (left). The Annunciation (1440-1445) by Fra Angelico in the Convent of San Marco, Florence (right).
A study of Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll c1930 by John Lavery (1856 -1941) at Philip Mould Gallery (left). Rosa Madame Alfred Carriere – climbing rose, with creamy white flowers with hint of blush pink, few thorns, fragrant, repeat flowering, tall strong growth, good for a shady wall, height 7m. One of our favourite climbing roses (right).
Pink drawing room of Ben Pentreath and Charlie McCormick painted with parsonage pink paint (www.papersandpaints.co.uk) with regale lilies (lilium regale) planted in terracotta pots and an old collection of pressed ferns on the wall – @benpentreath, @charliemccormick.
A detail from Thick Folds of Paint by M L Oddie (left). An old silver cup of roses. Rosa Seafoam with clusters of creamy-white double blooms, glossy dark-green foliage, trailing and continuous blooming. Peony Miss America – white, fragrant, early to mid-season peony and Rosa Heritage – shell pink, David Austin shrub rose with strong fragrance (right).
A stray poppy. Who knows which variety?!
