Siris's Blog archive

In the Front garden

Group plantings in the front garden Left hand corner In front a Crinum, a bulb needing...

Crepis incana - more a question.

Has anyone grown this plant from seed? I understood it produces sterile seed or seed...

Creating more growing spaces.

UPWARDS, put in a tall stake and grow a Clematis up it. Gravetyre Beauty in this...

Beloved of Butterflies

A pot of Aslepias tuberosa not fully open and already a butterfly has found it. Basking...

My mini collections

- of hardy Penstemons. In the first 2 pics, Beech Park and Windsor Red, given to...

Borders in the back garden.

The conservatory border, shady. Hostas, Rodgersia, Lilies to the right. Just including...

Hemerocallis

Daylilies flowering yesterday The last 2 large flowered ones. Freewheelin, a huge...

Shady Area

On the right of the entry to the back garden an area of dry shade Podophyllum Spotty...

Sisyrinchiums

My collection of Sisyrinchiums. Firstly the tall ones Sisyrinchium palmifolium S....

Reminders in pictures

Ive 3 Helianthemum nummularis, this orange and a yellow which has no flowers and...

In the Conservatory

Been varnishing the woodwork inside, over the last week. This Echinopsis? Cactus...

Favourite Iris

Khalanie asked, which was my favourite Iris that I took home in 2020. Unfortunately...