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As the light fades and we head into winter, don’t you find that you’re drawn to the remaining spots of brightness in the garden? Any flower which keeps the colour going deep into autumn days is firmly on our ‘must-have’ list – and chrysanthemums offer just that.
To celebrate these wonderful late-season blooms, we have a copy of Naomi Slade’s gorgeous new book ‘Chrysanthemums: Beautiful varieties for home and garden’ to give away – plus a bundle of goodies from our new RHS Gifts for Gardeners collection, ‘Asteraceae’.
Deliciously decadent chrysanthemums
Intriguing and iconic, chrysanthemums are the epitome of elegance, flamboyance and style. As a life-giving herb in ancient China, a cultural emblem in Japan and a design icon of the Arts and Crafts movement, the chrysanthemum has been lauded through the ages.
In recent years its popularity has faded, and it has gained a reputation as something of a workhorse among cut flowers, with reliable, long-lasting blooms and sturdy stems.
However, like dahlias, chrysanthemums are seeing a long-overdue revival – possibly fuelled by the wow factor these showstopping blooms bring to social media. Interest in heritage varieties is booming and new developments in growing and propagating have meant that the future of the flower is changing.
The book
Chrysanthemums is written by gardening journalist, author and designer Naomi Slade – you may have seen the ‘Flood Resilient Garden’ at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show, which she co-designed with Dr. Ed Barsley. Naomi has worked on this new book with photographer Georgianna Lane, who captures these elegant and characterful blooms in gorgeous colour.
Chrysanthemums explores cultivated chrysanthemums in all their glory, from the rare and interesting to the glamorous and ubiquitous, via those that are simply excellent garden plants. It delights in their form, fragrance and colour, digs into their history and rejoices in one of the finest cut flowers around.
Packed with expert advice and commentary, this beautiful book is ideal for anyone wanting to propagate, grow, cut, or simply admire this fabulous bloom. You can order a signed copy from Naomi Slade's website.
The giveaway
We’ll pair this lovely book with a couple of gift sets from our gorgeous new RHS Gifts for Gardeners collection, ‘Asteraceae’. The botanical artwork from the Asteraceae collection is selected from the RHS Lindley Collections, and features cheery late-season blooms from the daisy family – to which chrysanthemums also belong.
We have a gift-boxed trowel and fork set to give away, plus a set of pruner and holster, which comes in a pretty, reusable tin. The tools are RHS-endorsed, so the trowel and fork have a lifetime guarantee, and the pruner has a ten-year guarantee. Perfect as gifts for the special gardener in your life - or as a rather lovely treat for yourself!
Together it's a bundle worth nearly £73, so don't miss out - enter below!
GOOD LUCK!
How to enter
To win this beautiful prize, simply leave a comment on this blog. Scroll to the bottom of this page to comment (your email address won't be published). You could tell us whether you grow chrysanthemums, whether you have a favourite variety – or just tell us where you’d add them to your garden for November colour! You’ll also need to sign up to our email newsletter to be a winner, so if you're not already a subscriber, fill in your email address in the grey band right at the bottom of this page. It’s easy to unsubscribe at any time if you don’t enjoy our updates.
This giveaway is open to UK residents over the age of 18 only. No purchase necessary. No cash alternative is available. The winner will be chosen at random and the judges’ decision will be final. One winner will receive: a hardback copy of ‘Chrysanthemums’ by Naomi Slade and Georgianna Lane; an Asteraceae trowel and fork gift set; and an Asteraceae pruner and holster set. Prize draw opens at 00:01 on 21/11/2024 and closes at 23:59 on 02/12/2021. Winner will be contacted by Burgon & Ball shortly after the closing date. Employees of Burgon & Ball and their family members aren’t eligible to win. One entry per person; entries created by a bot or a service that automatically enters participants are not eligible to win. We draw your attention to our privacy here.
Colour at this time of year is needed SO MUCH! Chrysanthemums to the rescue!
After my small pot of chrysanthemums faded and the blooms died I put it in outside the backdoor. At the end of summer I saw new growth and this month tall stems each with a small flower have grown- just right for cutting and putting in a vase.
We used to grow the big blooms that needed a lot of care – covering the blooms with paper bags to keep earwigs off but now we grow the smaller ones with lots of flowers that look lovely at this time of year.
I never realised chrysanthemums flowered into November. I may need to to plant some thir next winter.
My mother grew what she called chrysanths, and I hated the smell. We never had them in the house.
At 82 I think I’ve got just the place to grow some myself!