Aconitum napellus ‘Newry Blue’
This will take the shade of under a tree, so I am hoping to use it both in the pond border and potentially under the birches and under the Magnolia…
Scabious succisa (syn. pratensis)
Devil’s bit scabious, a native wildflower much loved by bees etc. I want to use it towards the front of the pond border to give a relaxed feel to the planting and attract insects. Should complement the Knautia macedonica in form.
Aconitum ‘Stainless Steel’
I hope to use spires of pale blue Aconitum ‘Stainless Steel’ to brighten the back of my pond border in the summer.
End Of Month View August 2010
OK, so June and July disappeared in a flurry of activity in my other life as a web designer and frankly it is a miracle I didn’t kill off all the tomatoes. I did kill off the courgettes, which although delicious succumbed to powdery mildew far too early. But I’ve finally had a little time…
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