Today, I’ve been sweltering in the heat at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. So many exciting plants to see, but one of the first that caught my eye was Salvia ‘Amistad’. Tall, purplish stems are topped with large, tubular violet-blue flowers emerging from almost black buds. Combined with fiery orange and yellow dahlias it would make quite a statement in a summer border.
ruminate vb. to chew (the cud)
tropical gardening
The journey of a cut flower farm
learning, growing, and learning more -- life on the Olympic Peninsula
Art and Lifestyle by Brandon Knoll
"art is life, life is art"
The life and loves of a time-poor plantsman
An English experience of gardening in Ireland - and back in the UK
Growing and harvesting a bounty of blessings in my potager.
My plant obsession
The Irish Garden Plant Society - Lovers of Irish plants and gardens
gardening and family life by the sea
Life and the Garden
Plants and planting combinations for low maintenance gardens
The adventures of a gardener who wants to grow something out of the ordinary
Making a garden in south-west France ... and much more ...
"The love of gardening is a seed once sown never dies" - Gertrude Jekyll
Open Gardens, Garden Visiting, National Garden Scheme
if your garden is bigger than a courtyard, but smaller than an acre
Notes from a wildlife-friendly cottage garden
Gardening & Photography. The Life of Brian.
The series where Irish designers and makers choose another to interview
Urban gardening on a diminished scale
