Wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris)
Croft Gardener
Tisane for Two
Tisane – an infusion or decoction or herbs, spices or other plant material in hot water. A tisane conjurers visions of delicacy and elegant refinement and seems a more enchanting invitation than the offer of a cup of herbal tea. It is strange that the interchange of one term for another can create an entirely […]
In a Vase on Monday: Venetian Glass
These are the first sweet peas to be grown in the croft garden. Sweet peas are one of my nostalgia plants and this year I decided that I would try to grow a small number just for the pleasure of having a handful of these beautifully perfumed, delicate flowers in a glass. The seeds were […]
Wordless Wednesday – Orchid Trio
Machair orchids: Northern Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza purpurella), Early Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata), Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii)
Falling in love again…
The cottage garden and I have reached the stage in our relationship where the honeymoon is over and reality beckons. All was bliss in April, even if the starlings did peck the heads of all the scillas. May was a little more difficult as the herbaceous plants were slow to get going, the weeds rapidly […]