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ASTRANTIA MIDNIGHT OWL

GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
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Great to see Dr Andrew Ward on Gardener's World. His Beautiful garden at Norwell Nurseries is well worth a visit. Andrew is also a very interesting gardening lecturer who grows lots of unusual plants. He holds a National Collection of Astrantia and has extensive plant knowledge. 
I know he has read the Forum in the past. Andrew and Helen I wish you the very best for the new gardening season.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
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  • joanna65joanna65 Posts: 75
    I enjoyed this part of the programme too. I never knew there were so many varieties! I did try to grow them once but it is just too dry here. 
  • Nel_StaffsNel_Staffs Posts: 93
    I very much enjoyed that segment, too. Midnight Owl looks beautiful 😊
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I love Astrantia,  one of the plants the slugs don’t like. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    I too found that section of the programme really enjoyable.
    Rutland, England
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    Gardener's World you need to have Andrew on again. He has an indepth knowledge of so many plants, including Galanthus. I have watched him ID  them without hesitation.
    His talks spanning nearly thirty years have always been well received at my local garden club. 
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • Joyce GoldenlilyJoyce Goldenlily Posts: 2,933
    I also enjoyed the section of Gardeners World on Astrantias. It answered my problem of going off them because they were so invasive and lost their colour. My original plants had been murdered by their prodigious cross bred offspring!
  • WAMSWAMS Posts: 1,960
    I have it on in the background right now. That section had been the only one to catch my eye. 120 types of astrantia! 

    I wish someone at the BBC would take the time to flash up plant names at the bottom for every plant featured, though. It needn't be obtrusive.
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    Too dry, and too much shade.  I have had 3 goes at growing Astrntia and failed.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    Astrantia Night Owl looks like a lovely plant but as Andrew explained not as free flowering as some.
    I hope he has plenty in pots as I am sure he will sell out.

    @WAMS Great to see a piece that all gardeners both new and experienced can enjoy.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • EmptyheadtimeEmptyheadtime Posts: 366
    I too enjoyed it. I have made a not to myself to cut my astrantias down in July as suggested for a late showing of flowers.
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