Pink Perennials For Your English Garden
Geranium endressi – Cranes bill has soft rose pink blooms that are cup shaped. It will grow in sun or partial shade and is not fussy about the soil as long as it is not waterlogged. All are scented or very scented and enjoy a sunny spot with well ... [... more]
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White Perennials For Your English Garden Borders.
Valeriana officinalis - Common or Cat’s Valerian – has white flowers tinged with pink and cats don’t seem to like it at all! 36 to 48 inches Anemone sylvestris – Snowdrop Windflower – ground cover fragrant white flowers with yellow centers, ... [... more]
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Aquilegias Or Columbines For Your English Garden.
It is very good as a cut flower and the Victorians who were very fond of them, used to grow them amongst shorter perennials beside paths where they could clearly be appreciated. In the past Culpepper noted that Columbines were used to treat sore ... [... more]
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Aster Or Starwort
There are asters to suit many garden situations wet areas near streams or ponds, flower borders, rock gardens, and dry sites. So take a visit to your local garden centre and have a browse through their collection of asters. The Aster flower ... [... more]
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English Garden Flowers That Will Attract Butterflies
This plant is vigorous and upright in habit reaching approx 24 inches. Enjoys sun and well-drained soil. Red flowers in summer with feathery leaves.. A. ptarmica – The Pearl is the white form with large heads of small pompom-like flowers and can ... [... more]
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Black-Eyed Susan Or Coneflower
It is great for autumn colour as it blooms from August to October and looks stunning when planted in bold drifts with other late summer-flowering perennials.< br> It goes well with Michaelmas Daisies , Echinacea purpurea and Verbena This plant ... [... more]
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Bleeding Hearts In Your English Garden
Sometimes known as Dutchman’s trousers or Lady-in-the-Bath, - Dicentra spectabilis or Bleeding Heart, this lovely graceful plant has been grown in English Gardens since the 1800’s. There is a white form “Alba”, which has white heart shaped petals ... [... more]
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Carnation - Classic Corsage Flower
The white carnation meaning - faithfulness, pure love, and good luck is the official flower of Mother's Day, because it was the favorite flower of the woman who started the movement and was given out at the first service held in 1908. Carnations ... [... more]
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Christmas Rose
In mediaeval England the Black Hellebore was used to cure depression and even madness, while in the seventeenth century it was planted in gardens beside paths and front doors to keep witches away and ward off their evil spells. Helleborus niger, ... [... more]
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Cotton Lavender
However its main use was to deter moths from munching their way through clothing - especially woollen clothing. It was mixed with English Lavender or Rosemary and put into muslin bags and hung amongst clothes – and is still used for this purpose ... [... more]
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Day Lily - Short Lived But Hardy
In England there are about 20 types of day lily, and most are now grown all over the world. In fact, in the Orient the day lily is grown as a source of food. The Day lily (Hemerocallis fulva) looks like its lily cousins but only last a day or two ... [... more]
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English Daisies - The Flower Of The Fairies
A good book to browse for plants for an English Cottage Garden is one by Geoff Hamilton - a much loved TV Garden presenter. He built three different gardens to suit varying budgets and describes the best way to achieve a rustic romantic look for ... [... more]
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