What’s in bloom in October? Frankly …it’s not enough compared to the autumn flowering plants featured in 2011 and 2010. I think Autumn arrived quicker this year in the Leavesnbloom garden. While the early frosts seem to have been much more … Continued
Who here will admit to buying garden plants on impulse? Don’t all shout out at once, but I’ve guessed it – you all have. Well two years ago I couldn’t resist a most unusual looking shrub called Corylus contorta Red … Continued
Here are some Japanese style garden ideas that you can have in your own garden. Do you want to know what my one big regret is with my back garden? Autumn flowers excite me but over the years its not … Continued
Whether it’s filigree, serrated, glossy, red, black, silver or green foliage plants come in all shapes, forms and colours. One new addition last year was Corylus avellana Red Majestic which I wrote about here: Corylus contorta Red Majestic. It has twisting stems … Continued
Beauty Without Bloom Foliage Texture Garden Plants In addition there’s the wispy Foeniculum vulgare Bronze Fennel. There is also the dark and mysterious Physocarpus opulifolius Diablo (Ninebark) along with the unrestrained Humlus lupus (Golden Hop). Likewise they all capture the … Continued