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Spring fever and fury

Elegant long white petals cluster over their long bronze leaves

Early April – the time of year when there’s something new to see in the garden practically every day

Filed Under: Posts Blossom Spring Tulips

Veronica umbrosa ‘Georgia Blue’

A host of small blue flowerheads form this striking bush

Its stems, young foliage and flowers are an unusual and distinctive combination

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Ribes sanguineum ‘White Icicle’

Clusters of small creamy white five petal flowers

This easy to grow shrub is cheering me up on a cold, wet day as I look out from my kitchen window

Filed Under: Plant of the month March Spring

Smyrnium perfoliatum (Perfoliate Alexanders)

A clump of small yellow flowers complement their bright green foliage

I love the bright zing that the euphorbia family bring to the spring garden.

Filed Under: Plant of the month May Spring

Ranunculus ficaria ‘Brazen Hussy’ (Lesser Celandine)

Small bright yellow petals contrast against the deep browny/green foliage

I came back from a visit to the nursery at Great Dixter with several new plants and discovered that an additional plant had made its way into a pot.

Filed Under: Plant of the month April Spring

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Plant of the month

August
A bumble bee settles on a lilac blue Agastache

Agastache ‘Black Adder’

his giant hyssop has fluffy, lilac blue flower spikes on straight stems that grow to about 90cm high.

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