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Currant obsession: Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum

Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum Last year I moved back to the UK after spending over ten years in Australia, in the sub-tropical climate of Sydney. So, I'm currently enjoying my first Northern Hemisphere spring in all that time and my first spring ever living in Scotland. I've been delighting in the wonderful the variety of cool climate spring flowering plants here … [Read more...] about Currant obsession: Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum

Acanthus mollis: For foliage and flowers, sun and shade

By Martin

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

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