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Kipping in the cold!
My lovely concrete man looks to be sleeping through the winter. He has a frosty beard of Helianthemum, hair of chives (Allium schoenoprasum). The low-growing purple hedge in the background is...
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Feed our Feathered Friends!
Remember to put some food scraps, seeds, fat balls, etc out for the birds – they’re having a hard time right now! Plus put water out in a saucer or bird-bath regularly – when everything is frozen, the...
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Forget-me-not!
Pretty blue forget-me-nots (Myosotis sylvatica) and primulas contrast with the fresh spring growth of the variegated, clump-forming grass, Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Overdam’.
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May Day!
The dainty nodding flowers on this gorgeous Epimedium x versicolor ‘Sulphureum’ mean that spring is here! This low-growing, shade-loving perennial has very lovely evergreen foliage too. Cut all the...
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Easy Aquilegia
This unfussy perennial, commonly known as Granny’s bonnet (Aquilegia vulgaris) is easy-peasy to grow and will self-seed all over the garden in no time! It’s available in lots of colours, but my...
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Cool colours!
I love this combination of purple Allium ‘Christophii’ with hardy blue Geranium ‘Brookside’. A perfectly harmonious duo for June in Hampshire! The cheapest way of having alliums in your garden is to...
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Luxurious Lambs’ Ears
Commonly known as Lambs’ Ears (Stachys byzantina), the soft, grey, hairy leaves are irresistibly tactile. Pink flowers are optional – there is a variety called Stachys byzantina ‘Silver Carpet’ that...
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