Spring has reached that moment when the verges of country lanes are white with lacy clouds of Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris) umbels. They are magnificent and fleeting, for the foliage of this biennial or short-lived perennial, another member of the … Continue reading →
A couple of years ago I wrote about Alexanders, Smyrnium olusatrum, which is one of my favourite plants. But I now grow something that I think is even better, its relative Smyrnium perfoliatum (Perfoliate Alexanders). I bought my plant earlier … Continue reading →
Yesterday I visited Burghley House, near Stamford in Lincolnshire, and noticed an interesting plant growing in the pond outside the tearoom. It was Water Hawthorn, Aponogeton distachyos, which I remember reading about years ago when choosing plants for my first … Continue reading →