Collection of succulents, displayed as a table setting, at the Southport Flower Show 2014. Continue reading “Table runner of succulents”
Heucheras: ground cover stars
Am I strange to think of heucheras as some of the most useful garden perennials for areas of light shade? Their flowers may be demure, but their often evergreen, variegated leaves provide wonderful ground cover. You may know them by their folk name: coral bells. Continue reading “Heucheras: ground cover stars”
Want quick results in your garden? Or are you a patient gardener?
Most industry research tells us that today’s gardeners expect instant results, particularly if they’re new to gardening. Not a problem: if you have the money to throw at a garden, you can almost certainly achieve quick results, if that’s all you aspire to. Just plant or pay someone to plant big, expensive plants – lots of them – when they are all in bud and just about to bloom.
Whether the garden will stay the same for long without intervention is another question! Continue reading “Want quick results in your garden? Or are you a patient gardener?”
Poppies: lest we forget
Hellebore heaven: Sunshine Farm
It was in Philadelphia, at my first Garden Writer’s Symposium, during the lunch this bright, generous group of garden experts holds to welcome newcomers to their wonderful event, that I first met Barry Glick. I may be maligning him, but it’s my firm belief that he was just pretending to be a fresher so he wouldn’t miss out on any of the fun. I was prepared for a few surprises, but not quite this one. Continue reading “Hellebore heaven: Sunshine Farm”
Arley Hall and Gardens: photo gallery I
Cottage garden with foxgloves
Polemonium
Shrub rose
Blue delphiniums in a walled garden
Blue gentian
Red astrantia
Apricot irises
Lupins
Roses in a flower border
Flower border at Arley Hall Gardens
Plant catalogue reviews: North Green Snowdrops
In winter months in England, there are days when gardeners cling to plant catalogues as if they are all we have of spring. Continue reading “Plant catalogue reviews: North Green Snowdrops”
Susan Rushton 