A look at the stunning world of moss roses including 10 cracking plants to enjoy
Tag: plant history
Davidia involucrata
This weeks Plant is the stunning handkerchief tree or white dove tree, Davidia, find out more about this Beautiful tree
Plant of the week- Stachyurus praecox
Some plants knock you over with their beauty and this is one! Stachyurus praecox is a stunning shrub from Japan, learn more about this shrub and how to grow and care for it, in my plant of the week blog!
Plant of the week- Sophora ‘Sun King’
This weeks plant of the week is the very beautiful Sophora ‘Sun King’ this stunning shrub is delighting us with its flowers at the moment
Plant of the week- Camellia x williamsii ‘J C Williams’
The very beautiful camellia x williamsii ‘WC Williams’ is one of the first of the williamsii hybrids to flower and indeed the very first Camellia x williamsii hybrid bred
Changing world of plant names, confusion or clarity
Plant names it seems are always changing but why does it happen and what’s the reasoning behind it? My brief blog takes a look at the story behind the changes
Plant of the week: Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’
A look at another beautiful winter shrub, one that gives us catkins for many months as well as being a great shrub, learn how to care for as well as how to propagate it
Plant of the week-Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. spectabilis
My plant of the week this week is a beautiful bamboo, learn much about it and how to grow it
The great Snowdrop addiction
Ahh the addiction that snowdrops occur, find out what made me addicted to these white simple looking bundles of winter delights
Plant of the week- Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Orange Peel’
My plant of the week this week is one of the most beautiful winter flowering shrubs that grows in our gardens with scent that better than any perfume! Hamamelis!