Echinacea purpurea magnus
Echinacea purpurea magnus Not really sure if Echinacea purpurea magnus goes well with the yellow Rudbeckia, at least the painted lady butterfly likes it.
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Dahlia Renato Tosia
Dahlia Renato Tosia Orange flowers were not always so very popular. Seems we cant get enough of them these days, what about this one (Dahlia Renato Tosia)
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Growing Sanguisorba officinalis Arnhem in the UK Its tall and airy and it is the first time we have grown it .
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Making a Front Garden Back in early May I mentioned that I was making big changes out front, well, I never did say it was to our garden! Perhaps I was bigging it up a bit, referring to what I … Continue reading →
Veronicastrum Red Arrows
Plant profile for Veronicastrum Red Arrows The flowers of Veronicastrum Sibericum Red Arrows are not the colour which you may well expect them to be.
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Plant profile Lily of the Valley in pots, nothing could be simpler or more satisfying than growing lily of the valley. Growing Lily of the Valley I suppose there are umpteen perennials which can be grown successfully in pots. As … Continue reading →
Caragana Arborescens Siberian Peatree
The Caragana Arborescens Siberian Peatree At four feet tall (120cm) its a real mini tree. Sitting in the front garden and viewed from the living room window it is dwarfed by the large specimen’s in the woodland directly behind it.
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Leucanthemum Goldrush I am always on the lookout for flowering perennials which have the habit of Summer bedding. plants Well, what I mean is, you know how Summer bedding plants bloom from late May through till October.
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North facing conservatory It was early in January when we decided that a room overlooking the back garden would perhaps be worthwhile, would a North facing conservatory be foolish or wise. Well, whatever, we got cracking with it at the end of … Continue reading →