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Spotlight on: Celandines(Post)
Spotlight on: Celandine Celandine are one of the delights of early spring and among the first plants to flower in the countryside. They are delightful little flowers and true harbingers of sp ...
More Celandines Added(Post)Two new Celandines added to our range today. A beautiful ivory white variety called 'Salmon White' and a lovely double named 'Double Bronze'. Celandines are fantastic at this time of year and we now ...
New (to us) celandine(Post)Really like this unusual lesser celandine which we've grown for the first time this year. Lovely green petals with light streaks of lemon. Only available in small numbers this year but we should have ...
Celandine 'Hyde Hall'(Post)The ivory white flower of this Celandine looks lovely against its shiny bronze leaves in the sunshine. Ficaria verna 'Hyde Hall' is flowering a bit early in a polytunnel.
Ficaria verna 'Brazen Hussy'(Post)I love the contrast of the bright yellow flowers against the dark brown polished leaves of this celandine, which look metallic in certain light. A perfect plant to brighten up the late winter/early s ...
Article on Old Fashioned Pinks(Post)We were pleased to be asked to write an article on Heritage Pinks for the Rare Plant Fair website and newsletter this month. Available to read now! Read more...
Old Fashioned Pinks(Post)Old fashioned pinks, cottage pinks, old world pinks, garden pinks. All common names for Dianthus. The Greeks called the Pink, 'The Flower of Zeus' or 'The Divine Flower' and the word Dianthus i ...
Pink Dandelions in flower now(Post)Pink dandelions always cause a double-take in the garden. These plants are identical to our native dandelion but they come from central Asia and the blooms are an attractive pale pink with a golden c ...
Know anyone with an overgrown garden?(Post)We have been contacted by a production company who are producing a new gardening show for Channel 5 and they have asked us to share this information. It may be useful for a neighbour or relative whos ...