That was Ben. He loves sitting on the swing seat and gently swinging. He will come and collect me from the garden and take me to the seat for a swing.
An Invitation to View. Despite not having had any significant rain since early March, because of the heavy dews we get the grass still looks...
So what about this report that the cardboard these days contains toxic chemicals from the inks used on coloured paper which is recycled into...
The one most often seen in Britain is P, x hybridum. All of them are attacked by sawflies here though.
Find somewhere out of the way and stack the turves, grass to grass and soil to soil. Cover with black plastic and in about 12 months you have a...
Could also be Lonicera tatarica, which is a non fragrant shrubby Honeysuckle flowering now.
Fabulous. Sadly a lot of my Arisaemas seem to have been killed this winter. Not that I have ever had that one though.
Have not done this for a while. The old homestead and a few flowers in April. If it ever rains I will go through and put names to the plants. In...
Thought you might like to see these plants. http://www.ideasforgardens.net/palustris/Solihul/
Bellis perennis flore pleno, but all the ones I know have still got a paler coloured flatter centre to the flower.
Probably Primula dentata.
Forgot to do the link when I did the pages. Put it right now for you. The P. allionii are from the Alps, but they grow under overhanging...
Some more pictures of wonderful plants grown to perfection. This time in Whitworth which is near Manchester. UK....
Wish I could grow even 1 percent of them as well as that!
Too many mistakes so I have re-done it. Do not look until later on, if not wait until tomorrow. Sorry.
Some of the plants on display. Hopefully all the pictures will come up. http://www.ideasforgardens.net/palustris/Blackpool/
Almost certainly a Sedum, but not S. telephium. Would like to see the leaves more clearly to be able to say for sure what it is.
Thought you might like to see some of the plants on display last Saturday Feb. 12th 2011. http://www.ideasforgardens.net/palustris/Caerleon_2011/
Thanks folks. The garden is just under an acre in size. The view from the Kitchen window is a lot less pretty at the moment. To give you some...
Long time ago I know, but it has taken a long time to do these Web pages. Might cheer you up in dull old February....