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Viper's Bugloss (Echium vulgare)

Viper's Bugloss is one of my favourite British wildflowers. It looks like a kind of poor man's Delphinium, but flowers for ever and it's just great for bees. It's not...

Corncockle

Corncockle, Agrostemma githago, is a favourite plant. Not because it has special qualities, but rather as it seems a plant worth standing up for. Corncockle seems to have arrived in...

British Nurseries

We are – finally – planting our small formal garden. I wanted to source the plants for it directly from the nursery – the British nursery – which grew them....

Designer Habitat

I'm not a very visual person. I can't see stuff jump from the paper into the real world at all. For me it's a case of trial and error, then...

A Secret World

The green roof was one of the best decisions we made when building our new house. I'm a total convert. The practical advantages of having one are well known -...

Purple Loosestrife: Perfect for British Gardens

Purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria, is native to Europe. I'd call it "vigorous" in the UK, although outside Europe it can be an invasive menace. Google it and you'll see what...