Verbena bonariensis is spreading, weed-like, through my suburb and many others. Even though I quite like the purple coloured flowers I am shocked to read that the Royal Horticulture Society (UK) had presented an Award of Garden Merit (AGM) to this plant. Other, maybe more worthy, recipients of AGM's for 2001 were Magnolia 'Star ...
I like to think of it as 'smudging' as the softness of foliage is like the gentle wash technique on a watercolour painting. And really landscaping is like painting only your palette is living and breathing. Avoid 'cementing' boundaries by planting a narrow parallel-sided strip around the base of fences; rather work to create a b...
Scientists at Hadlow College, Tonbridge, UK, have discovered (something all real gardeners knew anyway) that when plants a re-stroked for about a minute each day they develop a more sturdy habit of growth. A machine to do this has been built at The University of Greenwich, UK. What's wrong with hands I ask? This stroking pro...
Pansy 'Madame Butterfly' This new variety of pansy has been selected by Bedding Plants Australia (BPA) as their 'Flower of the Year'. The intriguing mix of blue and yellow is reminiscent of a tropical butterfly. Launched by Olympic butterfly swimming champion, Susie O'Neill: "I am delighted to be associated w...
Helen Dillon is a true gardener, passionate about plants, about colour, about light and shade and about texture. All of those elements combine in her beautiful city garden in the heart of Dublin. Her skill lies with her combinations of perennials. Her flower borders are so full, so structured and so carefully planned that ...
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