This might take some time. I’m writing this week’s Six on Saturday on my Mum’s gas powered laptop. It has languished forgotten in the cupboard since 1836 when she upgraded to a solar paneled tablet. Once we had located the cranking handle (filed under archaic miscellany) and turned it over a few times it startedContinue reading “Six on Saturday – Platinum”
Tag Archives: Cephalaria gigantea
Wrong and Right
Today I went to Nancy Nightingale’s for a singing lesson. Unfortunately I am booked in for tomorrow. The wrong day. Embarrassing. It has happened before. So without pause, ostensibly to divert attention away from my stupidity and inability to read a diary, I am going to share a picture of Cephalaria gigantea. Definitely one hundred percentContinue reading “Wrong and Right”
Mystery
This is the first cephalaria flower of the year. In Max’s garden anyway. It is Cephalaria gigantea, the giant scabious, which when it gets into its stride will reach 2.5m in height and 1.5m across. No need to inforce the Trades Description Act here. It truly is a giant. If you have a small garden youContinue reading “Mystery”
Off The Edge Gardening 