This unusual and gorgeous colour combo belongs to Agastache ‘Peachie Keen’. A long flowering perennial that likes a sunny spot. Chosen by a lovely customer and planted recently in her garden.#eastdevongardens #loveyourgarden #agastache #devongardens
Flowers
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Giant clumps of this Echinops ritro buzzed with bees at Hestercombe. Such a vibrant pop of colour.#hestercombegardens #loveyourgarden #eastdevongardens #gardendesignideas
Trellisick Gardens was all about Hydrangeas on a recent trip there. Such pretty colours!#hydrangea #trellisick #cornishgarden #nationaltrust
Salvia Nachtvlinder. This sage has such aromatic leaves and rich colour, you will want it to be close to a path where you can brush by and enjoy it. Left to it’s own devices mine has flowered beautifully since Spring offering an unusually deep shade of velvety purple in a […]
Daucus carota. Wild carrot growing in the Cornish sand dunes. I like how each umbel has a darker pink flower in the centre.
Crocosmia Lucifer is certainly looking good at the moment.This is a great plant to have in your garden as the green swords of foliage give textural interest over a long season and the beautiful bright red sprays of flower will delight you and the bees all throughout July and August […]
A jungle of Nicotiana. A mistake a lot of people make (myself included in the past) is buying just 1 plant of something when you see it in the garden centre. Planting ‘en masse’ can have a much more spectacular and balancing effect. You may not really notice 1 Nicotiana plant, […]
NEPETA. Catmint.My plant of the week.I love Nepeta. A hardy perennial. Can be propagated by seed, division or softwood cuttings in Spring or Autumn.It smells divine in my opinion, flowers for ages and ages and if cut back will flower again. It seems to last for quite a while if […]
Gazania. These flower heads are huge and make a real impact next to the very different form of lavender, erynsium and salvia. Plus the children love it that they go to sleep in the evening and wake up when the sun comes out the next day!#flowersofinstagram #whatsinyourgarden #loveyourgarden #gazania