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Brave hearts, all of them!
The garden at the moment is in a state of suspended animation. A few weeks ago we had one or two sunny days, everything started growing, sending out new shoots, and then arctic winds from Russia came and burnt everything. … Continue reading
Snow for St. Patrick?
I couldn’t believe my eyes when I got up this morning and looked out of the window…..snow, on March 17th, St Patrick’s Day! That is unheard of down here, but there was the garden covered in a thin layer of … Continue reading
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Tagged corydalis, Crocus, narcissus, peony, snakeshead fritillary, snow, snowdrops, St.Patrick
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Golden Peony of the Caucasus.
The golden peony that I am talking about is of course Paeonia mlokosewitschii, which is a native of the Caucasus mountains in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Dagestan. It grows there on rocky slopes in oak, hornbeam or beech forests, which makes … Continue reading
Chasing the elusive blue
About 15 of my Meconopsis have flowered, but the first one came out deep purple, what a disappointment! We have got a few the bright turquoise blue that they should be but the rest were lilac, grey, pink or purple! … Continue reading
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Tagged azaleas, bog, candelabra primulas, ditch, garden, hostas, iris, meconopsis, peony, poppies, rhododendrons, roses, talaton
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