My plant of the week is a firm favourite, the butterfly bush!
Tag: wildlife gardening
6 on Saturday 22/07/2017
Well here’s my 6 plants for this week, I hope you enjoy them all as much as I do
The Great Butterfly Count
The great Butterfly count is starting! Why not take part
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
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 Osmunda regalia
Plant of the week looks at the beautiful fern Osmunda, its history and how to care for it
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…
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…
Thomas Stone MCI Hort MPGCA 