It's a real toughie because I will always forget one until it pops up again in succession. For me Perennial: echinacea purpurea magnus, delphinium pacific giants, most of the campanula family - especially canterbury bells (medium). Wildflower - Scabious fama blue (hands down). Hanging baskets - trailing Fuchsias (all their varieties have really impressed me this year). Everything has to be bee friendly for my garden.
Dahlias, especially Pom-Pom and cactus varieties. My Grandad grew them and I can picture him now, checking for earwigs every morning and stomping on them.
Fuchsias, which my Dad called 'cherry bells' for some reason ! He was from overseas and didn't have a clue about names of plants. Mum and Grandad got him interested in gardening but he made up his own names for things !
Very recently I planted a group of Doris pinks in memory of my dear old Mum who died in March aged 92. That was her name and she hated it - used to curse Grandad about it !
Red poppies, since I saw the displays at the Tower of London in 2014 to commemorate the start of WW1.
No contest dianthus, the lovely clove smell, the sweet little flowers that last for ages, the long flowering time, they are evergreen too so have winter interest.
Sadly I can only grow them in pots here, it's too shady and we've got the wrong soil.
When we retire I'm moving somewhere where dianthus grow well and will have a garden full of them
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It's a real toughie because I will always forget one until it pops up again in succession. For me Perennial: echinacea purpurea magnus, delphinium pacific giants, most of the campanula family - especially canterbury bells (medium). Wildflower - Scabious fama blue (hands down). Hanging baskets - trailing Fuchsias (all their varieties have really impressed me this year). Everything has to be bee friendly for my garden.
I have quite a few, here a just some of them:
Persian Buttercup - Purple Heart. Brilliant for cut flowers as they last for ages in a vase.
Rose - Rhapsody in blue. Lovely colour and sweet scent.
Nemesia
Verbena - Red Eye
Cornflower
Primula Ballerina - Delft Blue and Pink Champagne
Dahlia
Sweetpeas
Dwarf Stocks - Cinderella
Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Alyssum
Petunia - Night Sky
Gerbera Sundayz
Fuchsia - Delta Sarah and New Millenium
My favourites are linked to memories.
Dahlias, especially Pom-Pom and cactus varieties. My Grandad grew them and I can picture him now, checking for earwigs every morning and stomping on them.
Fuchsias, which my Dad called 'cherry bells' for some reason ! He was from overseas and didn't have a clue about names of plants. Mum and Grandad got him interested in gardening but he made up his own names for things !
Very recently I planted a group of Doris pinks in memory of my dear old Mum who died in March aged 92. That was her name and she hated it - used to curse Grandad about it !
Red poppies, since I saw the displays at the Tower of London in 2014 to commemorate the start of WW1.
Im getting sentimental in my old age !
Yes lovely memories. I like the name Cherry bells ?
No contest dianthus, the lovely clove smell, the sweet little flowers that last for ages, the long flowering time, they are evergreen too so have winter interest.
Sadly I can only grow them in pots here, it's too shady and we've got the wrong soil.
When we retire I'm moving somewhere where dianthus grow well and will have a garden full of them