Who’s busy in the garden today?
It’s still early enough in the season to plant veggies, annuals and perennials. If you are like me, and haven’t started planting yet get to it soon. The evenings in most places still cool down at night and this is perfect for helping new plants get established.
If you [...]
I can’t believe my garden!
The roses have begun to bloom this week.
The winner of the first to bloom contest is my William Baffin Explorer rose as it was a close first to bloom, quickly followed by about five other roses on the same day including Morden Sunset, Bonica, Stanwell perpetual, the fairly and [...]
Wordless Wednesday
A week or so ago all of my Johnsons blue geraniums started to bloom. I love these perennial geraniums. Their flowers are an almost iridescent delicate blue. They’re just gorgeous.
When I took this photo there were only a few flowers blooming, but there were lots of buds. Now the geranium plants [...]
I received a question from a visitor asking if a perennial variety of purple morning glory exists.
Convolvulus mauritanichus or Ground Morning Glory is a perennial. It’s leaves are gray-green and it has lavender blue flowers. This species of perennial morning glory blooms from June through to November.
Ipomoea acuminata, Blue Dawn, is another form [...]
