Subscribe to my posts
Archives
Follow me on
Meta
Tag Archives: Verbascum
July GBFD. We need rain!
Rain keeps getting forecast, but it seems to miss us most of the time, we can see the rain clouds over Dartmoor, but they hardly ever reach our village! The garden is looking a bit dry in places, but we … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Acer, autumn tints, bog garden, contrasting foliage, hostas, july foliage, Verbascum, Yucca
28 Comments
GBFD. The Last Leaves of Autumn.
What a strange autumn it has been so far, no frosts yet where we are, which we are told help to form the wonderful colours that we see on our trees and shrubs. However the colours have been stunning as … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Acer, Beech, Berberis, hydrangea, Miscanthus, Oak, Ophiopogon, Prunus, Rogersia, Verbascum
2 Comments
Last flowers of Summer.
Are these the last flowers of summer or will there be more, who knows? When wandering around the garden, camera at the ready, I think it is amazing the plants that are still putting out new buds and that the … Continue reading
Posted in News, Uncategorized
Tagged bergenia, campanula, cortadera, Cyclamen, diascia, Erigeron, Evening primrose, Feverfew, forget me not, Fuchsia, hydrangea, hypericum, Miscanthus, Rose, Stipa, Verbascum, Verbena
24 Comments
Buy one, get hundreds free.
I have found in the past that no sooner have I planted a new plant , than there it is , all over the garden, sometimes this is an asset, especially when doing a new border, all the empty spaces … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Alchemilla, Anthricus, Arum, Colchicum, Digitalis, Erigeron, Evening primrose, Feverfew, lunaria, malva, Michelmas daisy, Papaver, Rush, sedum, Verbascum, Verbena
12 Comments
September roundup
The weather in September has been quite kind to us in the SW of the UK, a bit of rain, a bit of sun, lots of cloud, bit of fog and not much wind. The last couple of days though, … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Anthemis, aster, clematis, Colchicum, cowslip, crocosmia, cyclamenlobelia, Evening primrose, Ivy, kirengeshoma, leycestaria, malva, perovskia, Rose, sedum, Stipa, Tulbaghia, Verbascum, Verbena
4 Comments
August roundup.
Just thought I would do a quick whizz around the garden to record what is still in flower, found there was more than I had anticipated.
Posted in News
Tagged Aeonium, agapanthus, Allium, Angelica, Anthemis, Arum, astilbe, Buddleja, clematis, Colchicum, Crepis incana, crocosmia, Cyclamen, Dahlia, Echinacae, Erigeron, Eupatorum, Evening primrose, Feverfew, Fuchsia, hydrangea, Inula, Japanese Anemone, Limonium, Liriope muscari, Penstemon, Rosa, Rudbeckia, Stipa, Tulbaghia, Verbascum, Verbena
8 Comments