Gwenfar's Garden and other musings
Notes on growing ornamentals and edibles, and musings on other matters that interest me.
Monday 1st April – Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’ Pulmonaria are commonly known as lungwort. This species has the deepest blue of all Pulmonaria and is my favourite, but you can also get them in blue-pink, pink and white. The leaves are …
Thursday 28th March – Chionodoxa forbesiiFor my first #DailyPerennial I give you: Chionodoxa forbesiiwhich is also known as ‘Glory of the Snow’. It’s a fabulous Spring blue, though it’s only 10 cm tall. It looks good at the front of …
Crocus ‘spring beauty’ I love Hardy Perennials and most of the ornamental plants I grow fall into this category. On Mastodon (the great alternative to Twitter), I’ve been posting Daily Perennial photos and information, and also sharing everything under …
A short study of Autumn light in the front garden. Capturing the exquisite blue of this Salvia patens ‘Blue Angel’. A sense of movement through Panicum virgatum ‘Squaw’ and Verbena bonariensis. The fairy wands of Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’. Welcome to Autumn in …
New front garden The front garden seems to have come a long way since the landscaping was done in June. Before the landscaping: After the landscaping (view from above as I seem to have not taken a photo from the …
Geranium ‘Orion’
I’m in a bit of a bind. I want to follow permaculture principals and take time before making major decisions about my new garden. But I am also in an odd situation where I have exactly the same layout of …
Large pond at Pottertons Having long admired the Pottertons Nursery displays and plants at flower shows, I finally got to visit their garden and nursery on the weekend. It coincided with a Plant Hunters Fair taking place on site, which …