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Persicaria vaccinifolia

Persicaria vaccinifolia is magnificent this week, dense and vibrant with its forest of pink tinged spikes. Will this season ever end? I think we can cope for a few more weeks.

Hygrocybe calyptriformis- Pink Waxcap

My knowledge of mushrooms is limited to fry ups and risottos. Apparently it has been a good year for the edibles but I am far too cowardly to pick my own. This combination of ignorance and cowardice has kept me alive so far. My poor fungal education does not prevent me from appreciating their beautyContinue reading “Hygrocybe calyptriformis- Pink Waxcap”

Not Blue (For Adam D)

There is nothing in the slightest bit blue about this cosmos. In fact quite the opposite. Surely this perfect pink blushed bloom, with its central boss of saffron, would banish the deepest of blues to a place far far away.

Salvia uliginosa – Bog Sage

In the washed out misty morning this Salvia uliginosa looked like the focal point of a Victorian hand tinted landscape.

GP – Blue Hydrangea

Let us talk about the fabled Blue Hydrangea, to some more desirable than the golden fleece, as sought after as the holy grail. Each year at the local flower show there is a category for Best Blue Mophead. This puzzles me. Actually a lot of what happens at the flower show puzzles me (although IContinue reading “GP – Blue Hydrangea”

Molly the Moocher

It is a long story …..

ID

A request that puts fear in the soul of all but the most confident of gardeners is “can you identify this plant/flower/weed”. This is the horticultural equivalent to the doctor’s “I have a pain in my left kneecap”, the builder’s “there is a leak in our back bedroom” and the chef’s “my cake didn’t rise”. Continue reading “ID”

All you need is …..

I think that pretty much sums it up!

Oasis

As it turned out exact directions to Steve and Dawn Morgan’s house in Yelland were not necessary. There was nothing especially wrong with the other gardens in the neighbourhood, the usual mixed bag of tidy, not tidy, tidy but boring, tidy with promise, messy but interesting and then wham, did I just hop on theContinue reading “Oasis”

Guest Photographer – Under Your Nose

Nepotism is such a maligned word. The fact that these incredible photographs were taken by my brother is inconsequential. To capture these images he undertook a long and arduous journey off the settee, out of the back door and into his garden, I would imagine that a packed lunch was involved. And he hunts forContinue reading “Guest Photographer – Under Your Nose”