I love hostas, they are excellent ground cover, easy peasy to propagate and generally look after themselves. Slugs and snails also love hostas however, for totally different reasons. One day of rain and an unprotected hosta, freshly renewed after it’s winter rest, can be reduced to a stalk by the morning. Continue reading Hosta crispula
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Wisteria sinensis or floribunda?
Or Put another way, Chinese or Japanese? Before you buy an expensive plant like a Wisteria you would be wise to know the difference between Chinese & Japanese varieties (species). I didn’t, I bought the first one I tripped over at the garden centre. I got lucky, picked the right one by accident… Both varieties take patience, mine was 7 years old before it flowered for the first time, and this is not uncommon. Continue reading Wisteria sinensis or floribunda?
Nemesia wisley vanilla
I was wandering around my local garden centre, looking for a member of staff to ask a pertinent question, (it has been my local nursery for 29 years so I’m allowed to ask stupid questions). “Do you still do plants?” I normally ask this after becoming entangled in the scented candle area, or the middle class clothing spotty welly area, or the outdoor furniture area which is indoors. Continue reading Nemesia wisley vanilla
Bellis perennis pomponette
Welcome all to blog number 1. Douglas Adams came up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to new technologies; 1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. 2. Anything that’s invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it. 3. Anything invented after you’re thirty-five is against the natural order of things.” Continue reading Bellis perennis pomponette