At this time of year these large prickly sparkling vivid blue stars are spectacular in the gravel garden nestled alongside the grey leaved Lavender, the soft delicate pale flowers of the Gaura and alongside the slender pale spires of Veronicastrum. A favourite plant combination of mine and also of the bees too. This plant (Eryngium… Continue reading Eryngium – The Summer Star
Redcurrants – June Jewels of the Garden
This year - success! I have never managed to harvest them properly. This year it is different.... It could be the very warm weather has ripened them quickly or it could be that I was a little smarter this year and popped a net over them just as they started to colour up. It could also be that next door's cats have moved into the fruit garden and seem to live amongst the neighbouring raspberry canes ready to pounce. It seems I have a bumper first crop.
My Garden Grows........ 