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Plant of the Day
Tuesday 22 November 2022
Growing well in a sunny site with a free-draining soil this Erigeron karvinskianus (Mexican fleabane) softens stone walls, the edges of steps and here forms a foamy surround at the base of this garden seat.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Saturday 8 April 2023
A winter container of cut stems of Cornus cultivars (dogwood) and Salix cultivars (willow) is edged with Acorus gramineus 'Ogon' (Japanese rush). This marginal aquatic perennial is ideal for planting in moist or boggy soil.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Tuesday 21 March 2023
Helleborus HGC ‘Ice n' Roses Rose’ is an interspecies hybrid (Helleborus x ericsmithii and Helleborus x hybridus) from Germany. This new strain of hybrids are considered extremely robust and disease-resistant. They thrive even in sunny locations and flower for a long period of time, with new flowers constantly forming on the strong flower stalks.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Monday 3 April 2023
The large, vigorous, Rosa 'Polyantha Grandiflora' (rambler rose) can reach up to 7m in height so is ideally planted next to this large barn. This specimen has been trained and pruned so the stems will maximise the number of white flowers with golden-yellow stamens and then orange-red hips that are produced.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Tuesday 23 August 2022
The large flower heads of Hylotelephium 'Herbstfreude' (stonecrop, sedum) start as waxy green buds exactly the same colour as the leaves, these then open to pink starry flowers which age to red, and finally as brown seedheads for the winter.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Monday 7 November 2022
Adding an exotic touch to this dry garden are the flowers of Sternbergia lutea (winter daffodil, fall daffodil, lily of the field, yellow amaryllis, yellow starflower). This is a clump-forming bulbous perennial which needs a sunny, sheltered location ideally with a free draining soil.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Sunday 6 November 2022
The flowers of Colchicum 'Rosy Dawn' (autumn crocus, meadow saffron) appear in the autumn and the large leaves emerge in the spring. The bold rosy-mauve flowers have strong stems that stand up well to the wind and rain. Please be aware that this cormous perennial is toxic if eaten.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Friday 4 November 2022
A large deciduous climber Clematis rehderiana (cowslip clematis, nodding virgin's bower) has covered this wall of stone filled gabions. The flowers are scented providing an autumn supply of food for pollinators.
Jill Raggett
