Category Archives: Plants

Top 10 plants for September … Reach for the skies

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

Chloris is once again sharing her top 10 plants of the month (always worth a look as she has such an interesting collection) in a meme that encourages others to look around their plots and do the same. So I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Flowers, Plants | Tagged Favourites, Gardening, Horticulture, Photography, September | 18 Comments

Presents, seeds and cons? The adventure begins …

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

Yesterday’s post saw the final packet of seeds bought by my son as a birthday present for me pop through the letterbox. Since he knows that I like to try new plants every year, he went online and chose a … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Plants, Whimsy | Tagged cucamelons, Gardening, monkey-faced orchids, Rainbow rose, seeds, trials, unusual fruits | 19 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Resistance is futile

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Plants, Wordless | Tagged foxgloves, Gardening, Illumination Flame, Intergeneric cross, isoplexis, Photography | 7 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – A long-awaited … passionflower

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Flowers, Plants, Wordless | Tagged From seed, Gardening, Passiflora caerulea, Passionflower, Photography | 8 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Empty Nest Syndrome

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Frogend_dweller

(Sorry. I’m on week 2 of adjusting. Lots of odd jobs are getting done.)

Posted in Nature, Plants, Whimsy, Wordless | Tagged Gardening, Globe artichoke, Life, Photography, seeds | 8 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Lights, Smoke, Action

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Plants, Wordless | Tagged back lighting, Gardening, Grasses, nature, Pennisetum macrourum, Photography, sunlight | 11 Comments

In a vase on Monday – Berries and bees

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Frogend_dweller

To join in with Cathy’s In a vase on Monday post today I have been inspired by the cover of the hot-off-the-press seed catalogue from D.T. Brown, because there is something deeply satisfying about those soft fruit and berry colours. … Continue reading →

Posted in Flowers, Plants | Tagged Bees, Caryopteris, Gardening, In a vase on Monday, Photography, Salvia uliginosa, Sedum spectabile 'Autumn Joy' | 27 Comments

Tomatillos: A successful seed-swap experiment

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Frogend_dweller

“Tomatillos are like a gift. Tart green fruit … wrapped in a crinkly husk. Peel the wrapping away and you’re left with a world of possibility.” – http://www.thekitchn.com Back at the end of January, at a local allotment seed-swap event, … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Plants, Recipes, The home garden, Vegetables | Tagged Gardening, mexican food, salsa verde, Tomatillos | 10 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – The curling and unfurling of a Black Knight

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Flowers, Plants, The home garden, Wordless | Tagged Gardening, Ipomea 'Black Knight', kinetics, Photography | 12 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – It’s like magic!

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Frogend_dweller

Wimpole’s June Bloom

Posted in Flowers, Plants, Wildflowers, Wimpole Hall, Wordless | Tagged alliums, bulbs, camassias, Gardening, Gardens, National Trust, Wimpole | 18 Comments