Category Archives: Perennials

Garden Design- late June

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Gertrude Jekyll- (rhymes with treacle) liked to think of her gardens as ‘making pictures.’ Trained in the visual arts and part of the arts and craft movement in England, she viewed garden design as a disciplined visual language.  When I … Continue reading

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Primula -Primrose

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The word Primrose comes from  the French primerose and Latin prima rosa, meaning “first rose”. It grows as a ground cover in open woods and shaded hedgerows. To view the many varieties check out: My wife just bought a non hardy … Continue reading

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