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Morning all , cat woke me up by sitting on my head hence the early post ! Its a lovely day here in Lancashire so thought I would have a potter about in the garden today. I planted some erythroniums ( dogs tooth violets )  last year in tubs

The Victorians knew their plants, and the gorgeous hot water plant, achimene, was one of their favourites. Who can resist the charms of this little beauty, a relative of the African violet and Cape primrose. I'm a great fan of the gesneriad family

can plant it out.  Is that a plan?  Or madness? Shrinking Violet wrote (see) I've earmarked this one - though I wasn't going to buy one until (if!) we have moved.  But I see there's a special offer by GW, and I'm so tempted to buy & keep it in a pot

and is caused by damage to the growing tip.  It doesn't harm the plant The seed should be fine to save. cool word "fasciation" you learn somthing new everyday. I had a spectacular example of this the other year, and I saved the seed and sowed it to see what

its perfect for growing over archways or a pergola and the bonus is that it is perfumed.  I have Rosa 'Morgan Sackler' around my seat area as it is thornless, pink, perfumed. The name is not so hot! Thank you very much donutsmrs and Daintiness

It's strange how some wonderful plants just pass you by. I've only just discovered a lovely low-growing perennial called Verbena rigida. As is the way, I was buying paint at B&Q and just happened to walk through the plant area when I came across

Carnations remind me of the warm embrace of my grandmother who always clouded her body in talcum.Violets remind me of my mother and her passion for Parma Violet fondant chocolates. Roses because she soused herself in Joy perfume by Jean Patou

This is prime iris season: a few weeks when these hugely flamboyant flowers come into their own. I grow two different sorts of iris in my garden: the Siberian iris and the bearded iris. Siberian irises are smaller flowered, have thinner leaves

I grew cobaea from seed earlier in the year and as they are sunlovers , I was wondering if they will survive the horrendous rain this summer. They are in a fairly well drained  southwest facing plot against a trellis and are stiil growing well

) and Salix Daphnoides Aglaia (Violet Willow)  for their colourful winter stems. Carex, , Astrantias, acteas, acorus, dogwoods, jap anemones, ESP the new wild Swan, aster frik monch, phlox, hackonechloa, rudbekia Goldsturn, many ferns, etc. I have  a Gunnera