Heuchera ‘Berry Timeless’ Flowers of Heuchera ‘Berry Timeless’ with Pansy ‘Cool Wave Raspberry Swirl’ Anyone who has ever bought a heuchera plant, and a lot of people who haven’t, will be aware […]
Heucheras for flowers and foliage
Lobelia x speciosa ‘Starship Blue’
Lobelia x speciosa Starship series was first introduced a few years ago and I grew ‘Starship Deep Rose’ which was one of the first colours available. They were flamboyant and exotic looking […]
Calla lilies (Zantedeschia)
Callafornia Red, Super Mac, Festival, Red Alert Calla lilies, or Zantedeschia, are very brightly coloured and have an elegant, modern look which is perfect if you fancy a change from the ubiquitous […]
Echinacea ‘Pretty Parasols’
Echinacea ‘Pretty Parasols’ Every year it seems there are a lot more echinacea cultivars making their way onto the market, many of them in rich and vivid colours that are very tempting, […]
Primroses – the skill of taking a simple thing and making it complicated
Primroses are in bud and it’s a good time to buy them in garden centres. I’m taking a look at some modern varieties that even die hard fans of the wild plants might enjoy growing.
Hellebores – keeping up with the changes
Rodney Davey Marbled Group It’s hard to imagine a winter garden without hellebores now, though their popularity has really only taken off in the last decade or so. This is partly because […]
Tulips – five new varieties
Once upon a time tulips used to be simple, though that time was long ago. You can still get simple tulips (I’m glad to say), but their popularity over several centuries has […]
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