I did get the black sweet peas sown a couple of days ago. Like many other flowers, the ‘black’ sweet peas are more maroon or burgundy. I have sown Midnight, Black Knight, which has the bonus of being scented and Black Diamond. I have also sown Louise for the first time, which is deep maroon [...]
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Harrogate Flower Show Part Three
Here is my final post on the Harrogate Spring Flower Show for this year. I am going to look at what the show made me want to grow. Yummy plants. Apart from all the gorgeous plants that I already grow that are seen at the show each year such as Erythroniums (mine is flowering its [...]
Harrogate Flower Show Part two
There is still spring in my step thanks to the Harrogate Flower Show. Today I am going to share more pics and fabulous plants with you from the Alpine Garden society display at the show. Long live purple. I was talking about my love of purple plants last week, and this colour was in evidence [...]
Harrogate Flower Show Part One
I went to the Harrogate Flower Show as promised on Saturday 24 April 2010. I so enjoyed my day, and I must admit, that owing to health problems, I confined myself to the Alpine Garden Society’s marquee. I had to forego the incredible displays on the stands of my favourite nurseries Edrom Nurseries, Jaques Amand, [...]