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Flowers for pollinators, more fantastic blooms
I thought we should have another post on fantastic flowers for pollinators, to add to my earlier one. In addition to the eight fabulous flowers I chose earlier, there are so many more that attract pollinators. Furthermore, they all add colour and beauty to our garden borders and pots so are well worth growing for…
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Time to order beautiful bulbs for spring
September is a great time to look at new bulbs for spring for a beautiful display. So, once you have your bulbs, late September and October is a fantastic time to plant them. Primarily, this is the time for planting daffodils, Iris reticulata, crocus, allium and hyacinth bulbs. All of these bulbs for spring prefer…
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Wonderful alliums for beauty and the bees
Alliums are super bulbous perennials and I grow hundreds of them in my garden. The majority of these wonderful alliums are purple, my favourite colour. However, some alliums are white, some pink, Moly is yellow and one variety, Caeruleum, is blue. Also called ornamental onions, but I will stick with allium I think. With a…
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30 Days Wild. First week challenge
A quick recap My recent post Wild things for gardeners, bee beautiful set a challenge for 30 Days Wild. 30 Days Wild is The Wildlife Trusts’ annual challenge where they ask everyone to do one wild thing a day throughout the month of June. More details can be found here https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/30dayswild I was sure we…
GARDENING WITH HARMONY
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