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I’m enjoying the flowers of this Persicaria as much when in bud as when fully open, as you can probably tell from my pics. I do love the...

Re post 3 days ago… Sunk Island Garden Centre ‘Mine hasn’t flowered yet this year, but that hasn’t mattered to me at all, I love the form...

I made a pre-order of spring bulbs from Boston Bulbs on 2nd June, it was due for delivery sometime in September & today was the day-...

I’ve had a lot of pleasure from this herbaceous perennial since I bought it earlier in the year from Sunk Island Garden Centre. I have 3...

The air is beginning to smell of change, you can smell the fruits & berries of harvest, especially after the heavy downpours & thunder &...

Leycesteria formosa (Himalayan honeysuckle, flowering nutmeg, granny's curls, shrimp plant, pheasant berry) This is a beautiful shrub,...

I started this page as a personal record of some of the plants I had in my garden mid June 2025. I am surprised by how much I have...

Thank you to Boston Bulbs ordered these earlier this week, they look very healthy, can’t wait to get them in the new white, green & black...

I love the zingy lime green of these Gladioli, they have slightly ruffled petals, grow to about 1m & love being in the sun. They’re a...

Maybe because my fingers are short, stubby, nobbly & crooked with arthritis….& I’ve always wanted elegant feminine fingers, I’m not sure,...

Anyone who follows me already knows I have a weakness for green flowers, & this perennial Asiatic lily which has the form of an artichoke...

I bought one pot of Tricyrtis formosana Stolonifera Group (Toad Lily) from Reighton Nurseries earlier this year. Tricyrtis is a genus of...

If you’re a follower , you’ll know by know I have a penchant for green flowers; & if you don’t already know, it might become obvious...

I bought a packet of these seeds back in 2020 from Thompson & Morgan for less than half the price of a coffee. They’re a very easy to...

I bought these corms from Petrichor back in April 2022 at the Harrogate Flower Festival & I split the original clump (although it had...

I sowed these hardy perennial seeds from a packet of Mr Fothergill’s three years ago, I’ve given plants away to others & still have...

This beautiful perennial (which I bought from Reighton Nurseries earlier this year) was for one of my most recent raised beds that has...

I thought I’d share one of my favourite wild flowers I have in my garden with you this Wildflower Wednesday - Fox & Cubs, it is an...

If you’re a follower you’ll know I have a weakness for a green flowers & a spotty stem, so you might not be surprised to find lots of...

I bought this Bidens Golden Eye seed from Thompson & Morgan in 2020. It is one of the hardest working plants I have in my garden. It’s...