Tobacco in Troughs
{Nicotiana or the Cultivated Tobacco plant} Enjoy Tobacco safely! Nicotiana have beautiful coloured, trumpeted flowers and this year I have planted a variety of them in low troughs. Placed against...
View ArticleBusy Day
{Gladioli flower starting to open, buddleia, the first of the sweet peas} Just a few things appearing in the garden that I thought you might like to see! All I have done today is paint strip a wall...
View ArticleThe First Signs of Autumn
{clematis seed head} The leaves on the horse chestnut trees are just starting to turn bronze (they are always the first to start) and there are berries everywhere. Many of the plants that were...
View ArticleA Pansy Revival
{one of my favourite colours} I had thought for ages that pansies were no longer fashionable in gardens and containers. I hereby want to put myself out on the line to say that pansies are cool again!...
View ArticleYoung Hellebores
{young hellebore plant AKA the Christmas or Lenten Rose} The garden can look pretty drab and depressing in the bit between late winter and early spring… However, with a bit of forward planning, now is...
View ArticleGarden Round-Up
There were so many events around the garden this week, that I thought I should do a round-up (and not the weedkiller sort) to keep you abreast, as it were… 1. The Pheasant Berries are flowering in the...
View ArticleFlower Crush ~ Phlox
Isn’t the colour completely amazing? I love the way phlox is pretty hardy, can grow in large metre high-ish clumps and is very useful if you like making flower arrangements once in a while. Although it...
View ArticleChristmas Rose Challenge ~ The Results
I pruned… I battled aphids… …all to see if I could still have a flowering rose on Christmas Day. Would you believe it ~ I actually did! One single, solitary pink rose. I tried to take a picture for...
View ArticleSprouting Despite The Rain
Now this was a real surprise this week. I had planted my anemones (rather foolishly) months ago. Since then, as all UK dwellers are well aware, we have had rain a-plenty… and flooding… and more rain…...
View ArticlePerfect Patio Plant | Salvia Hot Lips
I have decided to dedicate an entire post to this fantastic plant as it has totally won me over with its resilient nature, beautiful soft-looking foliage and vibrant flowers. This particular salvia was...
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