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Our own A to Z of our Gardening
The potty gardener
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A while back I suggested we buit up our own A to Z of gardening.
Well this week lets start off with A
A is for Anterrinum-
a flower I remember from my childhood. I loved popping them
So what other A's can we get added before next Sunday when we will move on to B
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Aster.
I haven't grown those for a while now but always liked their exuberant colours, and very easy they were too..
Aster frikartii 'Monch' is one of my best plants, it's upright and does not need staking. If anyone has bought one of these from a garden centre, and finds that it flops over, then it is likely to be it's sister seedling 'Wunder von Stafa' which is easier to propagate - apparently -. I've grown both and actually I really like this other one as I find it a better colour, [a bit lighter and finer] and enjoy the way it flops over paving if planted at the front...
anyway, this is the true 'Monch'..
May I suggest two, Bev. as they are both in my picture from my garden? Anemones and aoniums.
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I'll have a go at Aquilegia:
Aquilegia are an unfussy, hardy and long-lived perennial that thrives in most soils and aspects. They come in a wide variety of flower shapes and colours and are easy to grow from seed, which can be sown as soon as it is collected or in the spring. Growing your own can be rewarding, but be aware that they very readily cross-pollinate and don't come true from collected seed, but worthwhile new variants often arise so you can have a plant that is completely unique to you!
Excellent varieties are available commercially and some of my favourite large flowered varieties from seed are aquilegia caerulea (blue/white) and McKana Giant hybrids (mixed colours.)
Gorgeous 'A's so far
Can I add aubergines please as I love growing them
For flowers how about Asarina Jewel Mixed
Pam LL x
Awww I am enjoying this. TY, Bev. Can I suggest Annual meadow or is that cheating? This one is at Holt Farm Organic Garden near B
Bristol.