Acanthus mollis Common name : Oyster Plant, Bear’s Breeches Family : Acanthaceae Acanthus mollis is a plant I very often incorporate into my gardens. It is easy to grow, creates a good shape in the border and provides interest through both its foliage and its flowers. It is a clump forming, evergreen soft-wooded perennial with an architectural habit. It grows to 1.8m … [Read more...] about Acanthus mollis: For foliage and flowers, sun and shade
Perennials
Taking care of dahlias: the trick with deadheading
To my mind, one of the greatest strengths of dahlias, is that they can go on flowering from mid-summer right until the first frosts. Depending on where you live, that could mean that you can have dahlias in bloom for three, four or even five months. However, the most important word in that first sentence was can. Once you know how to grow dahlias, they can flower for … [Read more...] about Taking care of dahlias: the trick with deadheading