Thoughtful musings on various topics by interesting people at Blithewold
Mid October Bloom Day
A few typical October flowers opened just in time for bloom day today so without further ado, here are the Chrysanthemums or are they Dendranthema? Whatever their name is, the ‘Sheffield Pink’ (left) never fails … Read more.
Propagating tips
It’s time to think about next year’s garden. (When isn’t it time to think about next year’s garden?!) Last week Gail cleaned out the cutting bench, filled it fresh with new perlite and we’ve both … Read more.
Cynara cardunculus (or What to do with a cardoon)
We planted a lot of cardoons this year. A lot. And now that the season is done, Julie (who doesn’t love giant horsey things in the garden – especially when they’re everywhere flopping big leaves … Read more.
Heartbreaker
All good things must come to an end? That’s definitely not my kind of philosophy but it was a little bit true in the Display Garden today. The mansion is closed for the season and … Read more.
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