Bishop’s flower, Ammi majus
If you’ve read a few of my blog posts, you’ll have realised that I’m a bit of a fan of the Parsley family, the Apiaceae or, as it used to be known, the Umbelliferae. In May this year I wrote … Continue reading →
Jeremy Bartlett
A Pot of Cornfield Annuals
One of this year’s big successes in the garden has been our pots full of cornfield annuals (pictured above on 21st June). I love to grow cornfield annuals on the allotment, such as Cornflowers, Corn Marigold, Corncockle, Corn Chamomile and … Continue reading →
Mexican Fleabane, Erigeron karvinskianus
I love daisies, whether in the lawn (Daisy, Bellis perennis), wild flower meadow (Ox-eye Daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare), or in the garden border (Echinacea, Rudbeckia etc.). My favourite, at the moment anyway, is the Mexican Fleabane, Erigeron karvinskianus. Mexican Fleabane loves … Continue reading →