I love blue delphiniums, geraniums, forget me nots and my shrub ceanothus "Bleu de Versailles. I once has a beautiful blue penstemon, but I've forgotton it's name and it died in the winter.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Verdun, I have read so much about what you grow in your garden which sounds wonderful and would love to see some photos. It is hard at times to visualise what someone is describing. Hope you can oblige. Look forward to seeing them.
Well, everyone who visits says it's a lovely garden. Real hit and miss, I'm afraid. I see a plant, buy it and hope for the best. Not always been successful but, as the saying goes, you learn by your mistakes. I am a fair weather gardener, so only look from the windows at this time of the year, plotting what to do next. Have a variety of plants and have only in the past 2 years, since joining a gardening forum, kept a note of what I buy. The other many years' plants, I haven't got a clue. I love it though! Have a pond with about 10 Koi in it and a few goldfish, courtesy of grandchildren and loads of frogs as and when. Oh, and it's not showing off, we really like to see other people's accomplishments. So, give it a go.
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Thanks Verdun, I'll give it a try. griffithii was very easy to propagate, lovely rooted cuttings by the end of summer. Dead sticks by spring.
In the sticks near Peterborough
FloSilver Fairy, maybe I leave it too late before I look for the seeds and it would be overwealmed by other stuff if it seeded ehere it is.
In the sticks near Peterborough
I love blue delphiniums, geraniums, forget me nots and my shrub ceanothus "Bleu de Versailles. I once has a beautiful blue penstemon, but I've forgotton it's name and it died in the winter.
I love penstemon and I think this is a superb collection:
http://www.hayloft-plants.co.uk/Penstemon/Blue-Collection/prod7560.html
Growing some of these Willow Gentian from seed at the moment, hoping to brighten up the shaded areas in my garden ........
I got a collection of penstemon from there - not flowered yet but good looking plants think blue/ purple colour.
Going to be growing blue sweet peas and cornflower and prob lots of other blue flowers I do like the colour blue
Verdun, I have read so much about what you grow in your garden which sounds wonderful and would love to see some photos. It is hard at times to visualise what someone is describing. Hope you can oblige. Look forward to seeing them.
Well, everyone who visits says it's a lovely garden. Real hit and miss, I'm afraid. I see a plant, buy it and hope for the best. Not always been successful but, as the saying goes, you learn by your mistakes. I am a fair weather gardener, so only look from the windows at this time of the year, plotting what to do next. Have a variety of plants and have only in the past 2 years, since joining a gardening forum, kept a note of what I buy. The other many years' plants, I haven't got a clue. I love it though! Have a pond with about 10 Koi in it and a few goldfish, courtesy of grandchildren and loads of frogs as and when. Oh, and it's not showing off, we really like to see other people's accomplishments. So, give it a go.