Beautiful buddleias
At this time of the year our cottage garden is full of happy bees and the scent of honey, thanks to the flowers of the 39 buddleias I have growing […]
Tag Archives: purple
Very Betty
Our guest speaker at The Cottage Garden Society AGM this year was Neil Lucas, of Knoll Gardens fame. I funded the lecture on the condition that we would call it […]
Favourite Flower Friday
Geranium ‘Bill Wallis’ I first bought this hardy geranium from Stillingfleet Lodge Nursery in York many years ago. He has followed me everywhere since then like a faithful hound, hopping […]
Mini meadows
When we lived on the Lizard peninsula, our garden was huge by comparison to those we’ve had before and since. Previous owners had kept most of it as a large […]
Favourite Flower Friday
Hardy Geranium ‘Havana Blues’ This beautiful geranium is sprawling all over my borders at the moment. Courtesy of Hayloft Plants, the flowers are a luminous blue with striking deep purple […]
Favourite flower Friday
Under the current circumstances (see last blog), I thought a purple flower most suitable today. Luckily I have a beauty in my garden – it is comfrey (Symphytum officinale) and […]
Snapdragon Jules 