Recently asked what is your favourite Salvia I found myself stumped. There are just so many different species and they are very few that I don’t appreciate in one way or another. Saying that in the top 10 this year has to be Salvia oxyphora. Its the first time I have grown it, its not nearly […]
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Salvias – 3 – Success
An update on the Californian salvia cuttings; I took cuttings from the following salvias, S. mellifera S. clevelandii S. apiana S. leucophylla S. brandegei S. caespitosa I now have at least one plant of everything bar the Salvia caespitosa which unfortunately I lost. Not sure what happened as it looks to be healthy and growing. […]
Salvia ‘Black and Blue’ – I think….
There are a variety of Salvia guaranitica’s on the market, many calling themselves “Black and Blue”. Whether or not they are the original true ‘Black and Blue’ is another question. So here is an initial picture and description of what I am reasonably confident is an original ‘Black and Blue’. The first thing to note is how […]
Lavandula pinnata
I bought this lovely Lavender from Pepper Pots Herb Nursery whilst attending a tour organised by the Surrey branch of Plant Heritage. It has performed amazingly here on Hayling, flowering continuously from July until now! I had been boasting about how well it was doing, only to find it blackened by the frosts and -3C […]
Nursery Opens For Business
I’ve finally got round to sorting out all my stock, labelling it all (hopefully correctly – thank goodness for RHS Plant Finder), and most important of all advertising some opening hours. Its still a work in progress, and I think will forever be so, but its a good start and I am really pleased and […]
