Greygirls has searched many a nursery, of which we are thankfully blessed in the local area, and finally found a comfrey plant, with plenty of root in a generous-sized pot. She also purchased two small Scabiosa 'Ritz Blue', perfect for an alpine or cottage garden, they will be sporting sky-blue pom pom flowers come the summer. Sounds cheery.
And finally, an Eryngium or sea holly called 'Blue Hobbit'. She is a sucker for small furry-footed creatures.
Eryngium boasts silvery-blue stems with globe shaped flowers of stunning blue, a great combination.
In the garden are mostly perennial plants, good for pollinators, aswell as bulbs for the spring and summer which include pheasant-eye narcissus, tete-a-tete, bluebells, grape hyacinth, snowdrops, crocus and tulips, alliums and african gladioli.
Soon she will be sowing annuals, for a brilliant splash of colour; flanders poppies, blue cornflowers, orange king marigolds, scarlet coloured flax, lime-green dill and Irish poet with bright red flowers. Plenty for the bees and butterflies to get into. They have already enjoyed the blueberries, apple blossom and rhododendron flowers. There is also a budleia that has yet to flower and the lavender and rosemary. A pollen and nectar fest!
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| the 'Blue Hobbit' |
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