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Loveable Lungworts

Posted on February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 by Deborah

Poor Pulmonaria. Disliking the confines of a small pot, its straggly appearance means that it often languishes away in garden centres, ignored by gardeners who are after a fix of instant perfec... Read More

Salvia dombeyi

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Deborah

I've been dithering for the past few weeks about taking cuttings from Salvia dombeyi as it looks so magnificent in full flower but today I bit the bullet and decided that it was now or never! I... Read More

Bulb Time

Posted on September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 by Deborah

It always seem strange to be thinking about spring bulbs in September, but if you want a good display in your garden next year you will need to be buying them now. Shops, garden centres and bul... Read More

Quaking Grass

Posted on July 6, 2019July 6, 2019 by Deborah

Briza maxima is a delightful, hardy annual grass seldom seen in gardens, which is rather strange, as it always stirs up loads of interest when in flower. Lots of dainty, biscuit-coloured heads dangle ... Read More

The Spring Surge

Posted on April 26, 2019April 27, 2019 by Deborah

There’s a sense of urgency in the air at the moment. Plants are growing rapidly and so are the weeds. Too much bare soil at this time of the year is an invitation to weed seedlings, and yet plenty o... Read More

Winter Weirdo!

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Deborah

Equisetum camtschatcense - now this is a weird plant! Prehistoric in appearance, it produces hollow, thin evergreen rods that grow to 5 ft tall and are translucent when backlit by sunlight. Flower arr... Read More

Take A Seat

Posted on August 6, 2017August 11, 2017 by Deborah

In August, when most of us are suffering from ‘garden burn-out’, outside seating suddenly becomes very alluring. What better way to spend a lazy sunny day than to take refuge in a shady spot, kick... Read More

A little bit of Black Magic

Posted on February 23, 2017February 23, 2017 by Deborah

I've just ordered seeds today of one of my favourite annual plants, Sunflower 'Black Magic' This unusual sunflower is a real stunner with deep dark flowers on black stems and the leaves even oblige ... Read More

And Sow to Seeds

Posted on February 13, 2017February 14, 2017 by neal

It's time to think about ordering seeds. At the moment I am in the process of doing a big spring clear out of some of my borders, removing lots of plants that have outgrown their space or just outgrow... Read More

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