Category Archives: herbaceous perennials

What’s Blooming in October?

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Cathy

Well, the dahlias of course, and showing no signs of stopping either. The blooms may be smaller than they were earlier in the season, and there may have been a few casualties when stems have become top-heavy, but they have … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Airy Fairy

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Cathy

No doubt I have used this title before in a previous post, but it suited the lighter and more delicate stems of the contents of this Monday’s vase, a contrast to the chunkier and more dominant dahlias and zinnias that … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday: Time to Put Off Bulb Planting

Posted on October 9, 2021 by Cathy

My bulb order from Peter Nyssen arrived yesterday and, like many fellow bloggers, I can now begin to put off planting them…does anybody enjoy this particular gardening task, I wonder? Actually, I don’t mind the indoor planting, and there are … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Onset of Decay

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Cathy

Contrasting with the splashes of colour featured in ‘Blooming September’ yesterday, today’s vase focuses on the onset of decay that follows the abundance and glories of summer, with a single bloom of Rosa ‘Munstead Wood’ and stems of Persicaria ‘Fat … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, Gardening, Gardens, grasses, herbaceous perennials, In a Vase on Monday, roses | Tagged | 20 Comments

Rambling Outwith the Garden, Again

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Cathy

As promised, we have had another night away in the campervan, disguised on this blog by advance scheduling of posts, and with a bit of juggling put together an itinerary of three gardens on the first day, and a more … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Bee Magnet

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Cathy

As is often the case at this time of year, choosing the contents of my Monday vase was not easy but in the end I deliberately avoided the more predictable options and chose blooms which are all bee magnets, being … Continue reading →

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A Mixed Bag of Six on Saturday

Posted on September 4, 2021 by Cathy

If I had taken the above photograph first, a pleasing combination of hollyhock (ignore the foliage!), Persicaria ‘High Society’, climbing rose ‘Strawberry Hill’ and, just creeping into the bottom left corner, Lychnis coronaria, I might have gone down the line … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday: Outside the Back Door

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Cathy

Outside the back door are a number of newly acquired plants, awaiting an opportunity to be planted out in the garden: sadly, this task is probably at the bottom of my list, if I was working to a list, which … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: Arabella, Jo and Guido

Posted on August 11, 2021 by Cathy
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Crowning Glory and Other Curiosities

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Cathy

I showed an example of fasciation on Wordless Wednesday last week, in that case in a veronicastrum; today I found another example, this time in Veronica longifolium ‘Marietta’. Fasciation occurs due to abnormal activity in the growing tip of a … Continue reading →

Posted in annuals, dahlias, Gardening, Gardens, herbaceous perennials, seed sowing, Six on Saturday | Tagged | 17 Comments