6 on Saturday is looking at 6 plants in my garden of interest on Saturday
Category: Plants for butterflies and bees
Rose of the week- Stanwells perpetual
It’s Sunday morning and my rose of the week this week is an old favourite of Gertrude Jekyll! Stanwells perpetual is a delightful rose indeed
6 on Saturday
6 of the best plants in flower in my garden on Saturday!
Plant of the week- Crataegus laevigata ‘Paul’s Scarlet’
The plant of the week this week is a beautiful small tree that’s in full flower at the moment and really looking at its best at this time of the year. It is a form of the Midlands Hawthorn and was discovered in 1858 in the garden of mr Boyd, Waltham Cross, growing on…
Plant of the week- Geranium phaeum
My plant of the week this time is one of a personal favourite. I have loved the mourning widow geranium for nearly 30 years, not sure what it is about the plant I like so much, whether it’s the foliage or small but perfectly formed flowers, but whatever it is, I think it’s a special…
Plant of the week- Wisteria sinensis
wisteria sinensis, the chinensis wisteria, its history, how to grow it and the beauty of the plant
Plant of the week- Clematis Macropetala
Well it’s the first time since starting, a Clematis has made it to the plant of the week, maybe rightly or wrongly in your own views. For me while I like the flowers of some of the slightly earlier flowering Clematis like cirrhosa, it’s just the high amount of growth they can put on that…
Plant of the week- Fritillaria meleagris
With so many plants now coming into life, it’s becoming so hard to chose a plant of the week, There’s so many beautiful plants with such fascinating history. So how do I chose? Well it’s just down my what takes my fancy really, can be a plant that’s special to me from the past or…
Planting herbaceous plants for Butterflies and Bees
One of the joys of my job has to be when clients let me loose with the pencil, colouring pencils and Shoots excellent plant directory to redesign gardens, borders or indeed just add plants and colour to the garden. I love to choose plants that not only look good but also help to encourage more…