Recent Posts Tagged With 'spring annuals'

• Tropaeolum majus \'Milkmaid\'

  Posted on Monday November 30th, 2009 at 22:39 in summer annuals, spring annuals

  Tropaeolum majus 'Milkmaid'Better known as Nasturtium, this is one of the survivors from winter which has kept on flowering underneath a globe artichoke while all the other colours have long since disappeared or gone to seed. There used to be a pure ...

• Floral Carpet

  Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 14:39 in spring annuals

  Viewing flower arrangements up close can give you inspiration for garden design and can show what colours work well together. This arrangement features the pale blue flowers of Nigella or 'Love in a Mist'. After flowering it produces curious horned s...

• Viola \'Kittens\'

  Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 02:23 in spring annuals

  Viola x 'Kittens'These tiny sweet Violas with whiskery faces are the last of the Spring flowers. This week has seen the start of summer temperatures with the mercury set to tip over 100 degrees F, in the old scale, for the rest of the week. If you li...

• Basket Case

  Posted on Wednesday October 28th, 2009 at 02:28 in art, roses, native flora, spring annuals

  Red rose in flower basket made from paperbark (Melaleuca) with Grevillea and Banksia Mid week it is easy to feel like a bit of a "basket case" with so much to get done and not enough hours in the day ( I am not sure where that expression came from) T...

• A white Marigold

  Posted on Friday September 25th, 2009 at 17:07 in summer annuals, spring annuals

  Tagates erecta, Marigold white cultivarThe 30cm tall African Marigold is bold in flower producing large heads of usually yellow or orange flowers on compact upright plants .Flowering commences anytime from late Spring through to Summer from winter so...

• Hollyhocks & The Beatles

  Posted on Friday September 11th, 2009 at 16:39 in summer annuals, spring annuals

  Alcea rosea, HollyhockThe digitally remastered music of The Beatles, released on CD this week is a real treat to listen to. Included with each album is a booklet of photos and with the "White Album" there are some great shots of the "Fab Four" taken ...

• Linaria /Toadflax

  Posted on Saturday August 29th, 2009 at 17:14 in spring annuals

  Linaria viscosa Magenta and GoldThe Linaria or "Toadflax" are just starting to flower. I saved seed of the above species from a plant I bought at a market as the colour is an intense and bright magenta. The small gold spot is the nectary to make sure...

• Delphiniums

  Posted on Saturday August 22nd, 2009 at 19:51 in perennials, spring annuals

  Delphinium Pacific HybridsDelphiniums are one of the most stately flowers of Spring reaching a height of about 1.5 metres. The best I have ever seen were at the Chelsea Flower Show with displays of near perfect blooms. I can't grow these tall ones as...

• Wallflower

  Posted on Thursday July 9th, 2009 at 03:48 in spring annuals

  Cheiranthus cheiri    WallflowerThe sweetly scented Wallflower starts to flower in mid-winter and continues right through spring. The most common form is the russet shaded variety above, though there are pure yellow,gold and blood red forms as well...

• Ageratum houstonianum

  Posted on Sunday June 7th, 2009 at 20:57 in weeds, spring annuals

  Ageratum houstonianumThis Ageratum ,which is native to Mexico and tropical America, is a perennial in warm climates or spring/summer annual in cold climates. Here it produces pale blue fluffy flowers for most of the year .It likes damp semi shaded ...