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In praise of… Allium ‘Millenium’

30 August 202010 August 2020

There are a lot of Alliums out there, and one of my favourites is this one, Allium ‘Millenium’. It’s around 30-40cms tall and is one of the latest season flowering alliums that I’ve come across, flowering late July and into …

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Categories Bees, Bulbs, Butterflies, Hardy Perennial, Summer

Honeybees: notes from a talk by a beekeeper

10 September 20209 November 2019

Crocus ‘Gipsy Girl’ with a honey bee, February 2019 The speaker at the recent South Pennines Hardy Plant Society was a beekeeper, Simon Croson, and I picked up some useful info on Honeybees that I thought I’d share. The Queen …

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Categories Bees, Hardy Plant Society, Pollinators, Winter Garden

Autumn: Salvia ‘Amistad’

10 September 202025 October 2019

I thought it was time to show some flowering plants in my Autumn series. This is Salvia ‘Amistad’, which yes, does start flowering in late Spring, but continues on through Summer and into Autumn. I’m enjoying it so much in …

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Categories Autumn, Bees, front garden, Hardy Perennial

Autumn: Prunus mume ‘Beni-chidori’

10 September 202021 October 2019

The second in my Autumn series, is Prunus mume ‘Beni-chidori’. This is a small (up to 2.5m) upright tree which I’ve planted in a pot. Whilst it’s only about 3 years old now, the idea is that, along with the …

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Categories Autumn, back garden, Bees, Pollinators, Trees

On the pollinating menu

10 September 202010 August 2019

Allium millenium is a much later flowering allium than most, with blooms in July and August. It’s only 40 cms high, but it’s a pretty little thing. And this year, it seems to have been the prime choice on the …

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Categories Allium, Bees, Butterflies, Hardy Perennial, Pollinators, Summer

Plants for pollinators in late Winter

10 September 202019 February 2019

Having visited Hodsock Priory on the weekend (mid February), where they not only have a woodland carpeted with snowdrops, but also an ornamental garden, it reminded me of just how many plants are flowering in late winter. So I thought …

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Categories Bees, Garden visit, Pollinators, Solarpunk, winter

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