Wendy's WelliesMar 131 minHello. It's been a while...A house move has provided our own exciting new garden challenges as well as those of our clients. A first for us is inheriting the very...
Wendy's WelliesJul 4, 20201 minThere are few flowers so exotic looking than knifophia-or red hot poker, as it's commonly known....rather a misnomer as it comes in a variety of hot colours. Fiery reds, bright oranges,...
Wendy's WelliesMar 1, 20201 minPretty as a picture for the first day of spring.....This gorgeous double primula, Pink Champagne, looks like a miniature rose as it's perfect tiny clusters of flowers open up in the March...
Wendy's WelliesOct 16, 20191 minThe architectural beauty of ornamental grassescan never be underestimated, especially throughout the winter months. These beautiful plants provide texture, movement and colour and...
Wendy's WelliesAug 29, 20191 minCreating the exotic jungle look.........in the UK climate can be surprisingly easy if you choose the right plants. This wide corner is a particular favourite, built up with...
Wendy's WelliesJul 12, 20191 minRoses, according to Greek Mythology, were created from the tears Aphrodite shed over Adonis.....Floribunda, shrub, climber, ground-cover and patio- just a few of the types available. Roses will suit any border, whatever the style,...
Wendy's WelliesJun 12, 20191 minIrises take their name from the Greek word for rainbow....One of my favourite plants named after my favourite destination....... There are several hundred species in a rainbow of different...
Wendy's WelliesMay 26, 20191 minAt last, after at least seven years, the wisteria has flowered.......It must have been the stern talking to I gave it last month. The threat of being removed from our garden was obviously too much to bear....
Wendy's WelliesMay 16, 20191 minA clematis for any spot...is Clematis Alpina "White Columbine". As you can see, ours is smothered in flowers this year and is especially pretty with it's delicate...
Wendy's WelliesApr 21, 20191 minYou can't beat a tulip.....for injecting an array of colour into emerging spring borders. This is a snapshot from our 'hot border'. Tulips can provide a zing of...
Wendy's WelliesMar 17, 20191 minWhat a spring star...A very overlooked but rather beautiful spring flower, the Spring Star Flower (Ipheion Uniflorum) which makes a lovely clump forming...
Wendy's WelliesMar 5, 20191 minHellebores, also known as the Christmas rose....They are beautiful little plants, with their delicate bowed-head flowers in a wonderful array of different colours and attractive...
Wendy's WelliesFeb 10, 20191 minWell, February is here....The month of my birth, always cold and miserable. The anticipation and fun of Christmas and New Year are now a distant memory and it...
Wendy's WelliesJan 20, 20191 min2019 is here.... I can't believe we are already in the middle of January. We have recently seen the first real frosts of the winter so far. here in East...
Wendy's WelliesOct 14, 20181 minCan you believe it.....This is the sight that greeted me this week. Just couldn't resist a sneaky pic of the early morning mist. It's October already but it's...