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Florespondence: Helle-not-so-boring

15 September 202028 February 2020

Hellebores, they aren’t so boring. I’m sure that’s been said a lot, but look at them – such beauty! The yellow ones are in the front garden, and the pinks and purples in the back garden. Helleborus x hybridus Harvington …

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Categories Florespondence, Hardy Perennial, Winter Garden

Wordless Wednesday 18th September 2019: Anemone x hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’

18 September 2019
Categories Autumn, Florespondence, Hardy Perennial, Wordless Wednesday

I got sunshine, on a cloudy day: Rudbeckia fulgida var sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’

10 September 202015 September 2019

Rudbeckia fulgida var sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’ Truly, if there was ever a flower to give you sunshine on a cloudy day, Rudbeckia fulgida var sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’ must be it. This flower glows even through the night; I can see it through …

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Categories Autumn, Florespondence, front garden, Hardy Perennial, Summer

#Florespondence: Camassia leichtlinii ‘Caerulea’

10 September 202029 May 2019

For years I’ve been meaning to grow blue Camassia’s and finally, voila! As you can see, it’s very attractive to bees and the purple-blue star-shaped flowers are very attractive. I’ve planted the Camassia under the Quince tree, along with early …

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Categories Bulbs, Florespondence, Hardy Perennial, Spring

#Florespondence: Osmunda regalis ‘Purpurascens’

24 May 2019

It’s quite possible that this, Osmunda regalis ‘Purpurascens’, also known as the ‘royal fern’, is my favourite fern. It’s certainly regal. It’s utterly enchanting, from the moment it sends up its fronds and begins to unfurl.   It’s in a …

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Categories Fern, Florespondence, Hardy Perennial, Spring

#Florespondence: Tulipa ‘Ballerina’ and ‘Havran’

10 September 202014 May 2019

When I first got interested in gardening, about 18 years ago, I was lucky enough to come across the Christopher Lloyd book, Colour for Adventurous Gardeners. It brought together colours that you might not consider go together, and showed you …

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Categories Florespondence, front garden, Hardy Perennial, Tulips

#Florespondence: Clematis ‘Eleanor’

10 September 20207 May 2019

  Did you know there are alpine clematis? Well, I didn’t, and when I came across this little beauty, Clematis ‘Eleanor’, at a plant fair last year, I was very taken with it. Eleanor grows to only 30cms high and …

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Categories Alpines, Florespondence, Hardy Perennial

Daily Perennials: 1st April to 7th April 2019

7 April 2019

Monday 1st April – Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’ Pulmonaria are commonly known as lungwort. This species has the deepest blue of all Pulmonaria and is my favourite, but you can also get them in blue-pink, pink and white. The leaves are …

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Categories Bulbs, Daily Perennial, Florespondence, Hardy Perennial, Spring

Daily Perennials: Thu 28th March to Sun 31st March 2019

10 September 202031 March 2019

Thursday 28th March – Chionodoxa forbesiiFor my first #DailyPerennial I give you: Chionodoxa forbesiiwhich is also known as ‘Glory of the Snow’. It’s a fabulous Spring blue, though it’s only 10 cm tall. It looks good at the front of …

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Categories Bulbs, Daily Perennial, Florespondence, Hardy Perennial, Spring

Introducing: Daily Perennials

10 September 202031 March 2019

  Crocus ‘spring beauty’ I love Hardy Perennials and most of the ornamental plants I grow fall into this category. On Mastodon (the great alternative to Twitter), I’ve been posting Daily Perennial photos and information, and also sharing everything under …

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Categories DailyPerennial, Florespondence, Hardy Perennial
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