…table with some interesting plants on offer far too cheaply but who would buy a plant on a day like this? Bramley Plants Verbena rigida again. Verbena rigida Verbena rigida…

…have I seen it used elsewhere for this purpose. Drimys lanceolata The combination of the tall growing Verbena bonariensis and the much lower growing Verbena rigida was effective. Verbena bonariensis…

…microphylla ‘Kupferteppich’ – particularly fine groundcover in the sun Acaenia microphylla ‘Kupferteppich’ Acaenia microphylla ‘Kupferteppich’ Verbena rigida Verbena rigida Verbena rigida Verbena rigida Verbena rigida Knautia macedonica ‘Thunder and Lightning’…

…to look for when buying new herbaceous plants for next spring. Is it hardy I wonder? Not very tall growing (unlike our Verbena bonariensis) which will appeal to some. Verbena…

…butterflies which seemed to be having a day off today which is rather overcast. Verbena bonariensis Verbena bonariensis Verbena bonariensis 2002 – FJW Very dry since mid August – a…

…Nyssa sylvatica Diospyros lotus with an interesting red and yellow combination of colours. Diospyros lotus Verbena rigida still looking fresh even in October. Verbena rigida Verbena rigida Ampelopsis brevipedunculata ‘Elegans’…

…flower as in early July last year. Verbena rigida grows less tall than V. bonariensis and is just as pretty. Verbena rigida Geranium ‘Orkney Cherry’, with its brownish leaves, is…

…and warm November. Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ 2021 – CHW A visit to Bonython Garden in sun and threatening showers.Verbena ‘Bampton’ and Cynara scolymus. Verbena ‘Bampton’…

…Vinca major Final flowers just coming out on Verbena bonariensis.This is the last stem left in the clump flowering. First flowers in August. What a show for any plant! Verbena…

…on a wall although the berries dropped or were eaten weeks ago. Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis I do not remember seeing seed heads on Verbena bonariensis as plentiful as this…

…five weeks already. Camellia x williamsii ‘J C Williams’ Daphne bholua ‘Gurkha’ just coming out. No scent as yet. Daphne bholua ‘Gurkha’ Fresh new growth on Verbena bonariensis and signs…

…Agapanthus ‘Royal Velvet’ and Achillea ‘Cerise Queen’ Cynara cardunculus and Verbena bonariensis. Cynara cardunculus Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Heavenly Blue’ and Ceratostigma willmottianum. Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Heavenly Blue’ Agapanthus ‘Africanus Albus’…