Seeds are ripening. Make sure to send them in before the deadline at the end of October.
Throughout the UK, conditions are becoming more favourable for Lagerstroemia. That combined with new breeding from the US, means that there are likely to be cultivars suitable for many gardens over here.
Certain climbers went in as soon as the Pergola was erected, but in the main I was waiting to get the right plant or plants for each downpost. Initially we expected to have at least one climber on each downpost so that foliage and flower interest was maintained for several seasons.
Update 23 May: Silver-Gilt and we are thrilled!
Our stand was featured on BBC2 on Thursday 25 at about 8.40 pm. Here are the plants we used on the stand. Some of them will be available at the Worcestershire Group planst sale on 10 June.
Speirantha convallariodes is the name under which I bought the plant in 2012, but on checking before writing this piece I discover that it should really be called S. gardenii. Whatever the name, it is a charming little woodlander ...
This pretty phlox was first brought into the HPS Conservation Scheme in 1998 ...
You may have seen some of the publicity recently about plans by Highways England to improve the M25/A3 junction in Surrey. The plans will have a significant impact on the RHS Wisley Garden and the RHS are asking for support in resisting the proposals.
There is still so much to look forward to, and it appears that the bees cannot wait. Although not quite flowering, Sedum is smothered in bees. It is as if they are impatiently knocking on the closed door of the best bar in town. Perhaps I should point them in the direction of the cardoon saloon.
I have tried to grow two or three of the relatively small species of soldanella. They all look pretty similar with a basal rosette of roundish leaves and a central stalk with up to six purple/blue/white flowers...
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