Introducing … Scilla peruviana
Reading time 6 minutes
The adage ‘it takes all sorts’ applies just as accurately to plants as is does to people. Some plants hide their light under […]
blue flowers
How to Persuade Agapanthus to Flower
Reading time 11 minutes
It’s a good year for agapanthus here at The Watch House. A rough count of the flower heads produced by Agapanthus africanus tops […]
Daily Flower Candy: Convolvulus sabatius
Reading time 3 minutes
Mention the name bindweed and the first thing that springs to mind is one of gardeners’ greatest horrors, hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium). Undoubtedly beautiful in […]
Primrose Blue
Reading time 3 minutes
You’ve all heard of primrose yellow, but let me introduce you to primrose blue. As a flower colour blue is something of acquired taste, especially […]
Portrait of a Lady: Iris histrioides ‘Lady Beatrix Stanley’
Reading time 4 minutes
Spring arrived in earnest today, with temperatures reaching a balmy 16 degrees in the sunshine. The mercury has not been that high since October […]
True Blue
Reading time 2 minutes
This little gem of a plant is Convolvulus sabatius, otherwise known as Blue Rock Bindweed. Unlike its invasive, white-flowered cousin it does not spread like […]