Gwenfar's Garden and other musings
Notes on growing ornamentals and edibles, and musings on other matters that interest me.
Between health and being away on holiday, I’ve not been posting Daily Perennials for a couple of weeks. I’ve decided that previously it was requiring too much work/energy researching each plant, so I’ve decided to simplify it with a picture …
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 …
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 …
I know, most of you are thinking daff time is over, let’s move on to other Spring plants and bulbs. But before you do, I suggest you consider this little beauty for next years pots or borders. Narcissi Falconet is …
One of my favourite colours in Spring are the Spring blues. Of course, sometimes it’s hard to tell if a flower is blue or a purple blue, and it’s not always the easiest colour to photograph. However, here are a …
Yes, I know it’s still late winter, but look, Spring is on it’s way in the garden. I have the Sarcococca confusa by the front door and the fragrance is divine. I have a few snowdrops in pots. The first here …
In our current rental garden, one of the few plants that was in it when we arrived, was this. Huh? Yes, my thoughts exactly. Andrea, my gardener, helped me clear the grass and weeds and we realised it was probably …