Pulmonarias
When my pulmonarias begin to bud up ready to flower I know that the days are getting longer, and possibly a little warmer. Along with hellebores, pulmonarias (lungworts) are the first perennials to bloom.
by Claire Austin
Posted on 14/01/2012
Echinacea
Put Echinacea (Coneflower) into ‘Google’ and the few first pages list the plant’s medical properties. But there is more to an Echinacea than a pill or powder.
by Claire Austin
Posted on 26/12/2011
December and January
These are the months when the whole garden goes to sleep – or appears to!
by Claire Austin
Posted on 26/12/2011
Bergenias
Mention to a gardener that you like Bergenias (Elephant ears) and you get a long, confused stare as though to say ‘what those boring things!’
by Claire Austin
Posted on 23/11/2011
Gardening in clay
We are just starting to develop a new garden. This is presenting a new challenge - a clay soil, or to be more precise, a clay-loam soil.
by Claire Austin
Posted on 14/11/2011
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