Showing posts with the label Garden Bloggers' Blooms Day

GBBD: Pretty Resilient

This time last year I was mourning the loss of the huge box ball by our front door due to box moth …

GBBD: Unexpected item in the gardening area

I have two huge pots either side of the central steps leading down off our patio which I decided a …

Garden Bloggers' Blooms Day: Experimental and Guerrilla Snowdrops

The snowdrops are finally coming to the fore this week, does anyone else think they're later th…

Garden Bloggers' Blooms Day: The Fibonacci effect

I bought this Camassia leichtlinii 'Sacajawea' five years ago at the Malvern Spring Show.…

Garden Blogger's Blooms Day: E is for...

... Epimedium aka barrenwort, bishop's hat or fairy wings. Here's another example of Sleep…

Garden Bloggers' Blooms Day: Hellebore Bowl

I confess I find it difficult to cut flowers from the garden and bring them indoors, but after he…

Garden Bloggers' Blooms Day: Flowers for the New Year

It's time for the annual flower census, where I pay particular attention to what's in bloom…

Garden Bloggers' Blooms Day: Anemone 'Frilly Knickers'

I'm delighted one of my latest plant purchases has managed to flower in time for this month'…

Garden Bloggers' Blooms Day: Helianthus 'Lemon Queen'

Helianthus 'Lemon Queen' is a late summer stalwart on my patio. I have a longish narrow b…

Garden Bloggers' Blooms Day: Salvia 'Royal Bumble'

I confess it's third time lucky for my Salvia 'Royal Bumble' here at VP Gardens . I…

Garden Bloggers' Blooms Day: Mind the Gap

I must admit I've not been that brilliant in the past at filling the gap that always appears in…

Garden Bloggers' Blooms Day: Surprise Flowers

In some ways flowers blooming out of season aren't that surprising here at VP Gardens , but I d…

Garden Bloggers' Blooms Day: Philadelphus 'Virginal'

There's the most gorgeous scent chez VP Gardens for this month's Blooms Day because yo…

Garden Bloggers' Blooms Day: Diascia

I came across Diascia  (aka Twinspur) for the first time 20 years ago when I started going to Fr…

Garden Bloggers' Blooms Day: Coronilla

I first came across this plant a few years ago at West Green House (pictured), where it provid…

Garden Bloggers' Blooms Day: 'The Floozy'

I have a late season surprise from the garden for this month's Blooms Day . I'm calling …

Garden Bloggers' Blooms Day: First Flowers

I have a small part of VP Gardens which I've mentally called 'foliage corner'. It&#…

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