Monarda punctata to the rest of us. At least I was in the correct genus, the Lamium family.
With bracts like that it really looks like some kind of Salvia.
Geranium of some description?
The more widely spread a plant, the more likely it is to have lots of different names. This plant is spread throughout Britain so it has a lot of...
According to the book by C.T. Prime there are over 100 names for this plant.
Taken me a while to process these pictures, actually been doing some gardening! http://www.ideasforgardens.net/palustris/EastCheshire
We moved here 15 years ago and it was just a rubbish filled weed infested area. http://www.ideasforgardens.net/Berghill-FGT/ That is what it...
If it is the same as the Dead nettle we have, I think the smell of the leaves is utterly disgusting.
Hyacinthoides hispanica, syn. Endymion hispanicus or Scilla hispanica) if you want to look them up.
They look suspiciously like what we call Spanish bluebells to me.
It is a very nice idea and we have been round some of the gardens in it. Our main problem apart from me, is the lack of parking. So visits would...
The Yellow Book is a list of private gardens which are open to the public to raise funds for various charities.
After allowing a coach party of friends round 2 years ago, the Yellow Book entry is a NEVER. Why? Well I was ill for three months afterwards with...
Hi Jerry, no that is a Butyl rubber liner which was supposed to last 35 years, but has been punctured by the roots of various things. Underneath...
The Carex (name escapes me) was planted in the border alongside the pond. I broke a stainless steel spade cutting through the roots of it. What...
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...
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