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PLANT OF THE WEEK #54: Nerine undulata (Flexuosa Group) 'Alba'
By Michael
May 4, 2021
My mum (91 years) tells me that her mother wore a white nerine for mother’s day every year.  I adored my Nana Barker, so that guarantees the nerine’s presence in any garden I
PLANT OF THE WEEK #53: Ammi majus
By Michael
Apr 27, 2021
Ammi majus is one of an extremely short list of plants that could be described as almost too good to be true. ‘Typical McCoy hyperbole’ you think?  Here’s the justification
PLANT OF THE WEEK #52: Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
By Michael
Apr 19, 2021
In the interests of fortifying the intention of this Plant of the Week blog to avoid being an impartation of expertise, and to instead facilitate the gathering of reader’s insigh

PLANT OF THE WEEK #53: Ammi majus
By Michael
Apr 27, 2021

Ammi majus is one of an extremely short list of plants that could be described as almost too good to be true. ‘Typical McCoy hyperbole’ you think?  Here’s the justification for such a would sta ...

PLANT OF THE WEEK #52: Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
By Michael
Apr 19, 2021

In the interests of fortifying the intention of this Plant of the Week blog to avoid being an impartation of expertise, and to instead facilitate the gathering of reader’s insights and experience, I ...

PLANT OF THE WEEK #51: Cercidiphyllum japonicum
By Michael
Apr 13, 2021

Is it laziness or lack of originality that has botanists naming a plant for its likeness to another?  I’m scarily like my older brother, but am so glad my mother didn’t take the easy route and na ...

PLANT OF THE WEEK #50: Perovskia atriplicifolia (Salvia yangii)
By Michael
Apr 6, 2021

I love the name Perovskia.  With a slight roll on the ‘r’ you can’t help but sound kind of Russian as you say it.  So it’s a bit disappointing to find that Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian ...

PLANT OF THE WEEK #49: Digitalis ferruginea
By Michael
Mar 30, 2021

‘What are the black uprights?’ This question from a Facebook follower prompted the thought that while it’s well past the floral peak of Digitalis ferruginea, its contribution to the garden right ...