12th July

…like this? Bramley Plants Verbena rigida again. Verbena rigida Verbena rigida Verbena bonariensis ‘Lollipop’ had a dwarf habit and very pale pink flower. Verbena bonariensis ‘Lollipop’ Salvia eclipse ‘Trelissick Creamy…

16th July

…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 and…

11th July

…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’ Knautia macedonica ‘Thunder…

31st July

…will appeal to some. Verbena rigida Verbena rigida Verbena rigida Another gaura which is white. Pretty flowers but Gaura ‘Sparkle White’ is hardly a sensible name! Gaura ‘Sparkle White’ Gaura…

26th September

…summer’ herbaceous plant to cheer us up as well as the butterflies which seemed to be having a day off today which is rather overcast. Verbena bonariensis Verbena bonariensis Verbena

11th October

Verbena rigida Verbena rigida Ampelopsis brevipedunculata ‘Elegans’ with its striking mottled blue berries. Ampelopsis brevipedunculata ‘Elegans’ Ampelopsis brevipedunculata ‘Elegans’ Back here one of our largest Magnolia delavayi has split in…

1st December

…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 bonariensis Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’…

13th December

…fine display 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…

26th December

…No scent as yet. Daphne bholua ‘Gurkha’ Fresh new growth on Verbena bonariensis and signs of new flower buds. Verbena bonariensis Attached are a few pictures of the sadly missing…

28th June

…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 a good thing although…