Corylopsis: a breath of spring
When I mentioned to Chris Sanders I planned to write a blog on Corylopsis, another genus that is vastly underappreciated and undervalued as a garden plant, he said ‘You’re a braver man than I am’. The taxonomy and nomenclature in Corylopsis is a constant source of discussion and debate, and too often so confusing it is…
Indigoferas: an overlooked treasure
Only a handful of the more than 750 species of Indigofera (mainly tropical and subtropical) will survive in the open in the UK, and of these only a small proportion are worth growing as ornamentals. But those that are worthwhile are excellent shrubs for any garden, flowering for months through summer into autumn if given…
The humble fuchsia: or how to make summer last until November
The heat and drought of this summer has seen some rather unexpected successes. For example, here we are in mid-October with both fuchsias and indigoferas still effective in the garden, having excelled themselves since June. I’ll write more on indigoferas later, but the humble hardy fuchsia is making such a splash at this time of…
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