Aquilegia alpina
I want this to contrast with the Aquilegia ‘Miss M. I. Huish’ I already have in the spring part of my pond border.
Euphorbia palustris ‘Zauberflote’
Common name: Marsh Spurge. According to the BBC Gardener’s World website, one of Nigel Colborn’s favourite plants for autumn colour. I want to try and use it in my “cuttings” bed to add late season colour.
End of Month View April 2010
I did actually take the photos yesterday, at the end of April, but then ran out of time. Even though things seem to romping away in the garden at the moment, I don’t think the extra day has changed anything, not least because, apart from the obvious changes that come with Spring and all that…
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Extreme Sowing
Yesterday I finally got round to some serious seed sowing, and have now totally filled the shelf thingy that is cluttering up the dining room – south facing patio doors, so prime seed-nursery real estate. Edibles: Dwarf Runner Bean ‘Pickwick’ Garlic chives Baby sweetcorn Courgette F1 Hybrid ‘Soleil’ Butternut Squash Pretties: Zinnia ‘Red Spider’ Zinnia…
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Rookie error
It seemed like such a good idea. There I was, glued to my laptop, looking in to greenhouses (again!). And then I realised that there was actual sunshine streaming through the windows, and no rain. So I legged it outside to get on with some sowing. So far so good, but I currently have to…
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