Keir Watson

Four Artemisia varieties for Silver planting schemes

August 2, 2020August 1, 2020

Artemisia abrotanum (top-left) Artemisia alba ‘Canescens’ (top-right) Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’ (bottom-left) Artemisia schmidtiana ‘Silver Mound’ (bottom-right) The Wormwood family (Artemisia species) include some very … read more

Fairy Thimble Bellflower

July 28, 2020July 27, 2020

This pretty little alpine plant is Campanula cochlearifolia ‘Elizabeth Oliver’ also known as Fairy thimble bellflower, which is at its peak right now in … read more

White Lavandin
Lavandula × intermedia ‘Edelweiss’

July 19, 2020

White Lavandin ‘Edelweiss’ is a beautiful summer flowering shrub that provides a long season of fragrant blooms later in the year than most lavenders. … read more

Macro Flower Photography

August 17, 2020July 17, 2020

During lockdown, I’ve been learning how to use my camera (a Nikon D3300) to improve my garden photography, particularly how to use aperture priority … read more

Space

May 21, 2021July 17, 2020

(Asteroid Field). I had a bed of over-wintered onions (Alliums cepa) that all bolted before they matured. I decided to leave them as their … read more

REVIEW: Avon Bulbs – mail order nursery

July 5, 2020June 30, 2020

△ Photo of the team at Avon Bulbs courtesy of Neil Hepworth At the beginning of lockdown, with all the local garden centres and … read more

WoodShed Renovation

February 12, 2021June 29, 2020

△ My woodshed, before and after renovation Pages in this post Page #1: Structural Repair ► Page #2: CladdingPage #3: Renovating the roofPage #4: … read more

Wildflowers make the most of lockdown

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020

Ox-Eye Daisyis just one among many common wild species that has flowered in lockdown, unimpeded by the council mowers this year. During the Coronavirus … read more

Incredible buds of Agapanthus africanus

February 1, 2021June 21, 2020

One of the joys of garden photography is that it makes you look more carefully, not only when seeking out a good shot, but … read more

Aquilegia ‘Blue Star’

June 15, 2020

Aquilegia ‘Blue Star’ 18in (45cm) 14in (35cm) mauve / blue / white May-June Sun / Part-Shade This Aquilegia is one of the prettiest and … read more

Give Green a Chance
The importance of foliage in planting design

June 18, 2020June 8, 2020

Designing a planting scheme on a foliage-first basis is a sure-fire way to a classy garden. In this post I will show you how … read more

Libertia grandiflora

July 31, 2020June 2, 2020

Libertia grandiflora (Syn. Libertia chilensis) is, I believe, a little-known and undervalued plant which has some great design potential given the right situation: Evergreen, architectural, easy care, free-flowering… what’s not to like?

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