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LESSER CELANDINE

Lesser Celandine, a native wildflower or a weed?



Whatever, it spreads like wildfire in my garden!

Looking less intense on a bank in semi-shade, this native wildflower mingles well with the Deadnettle plant, both having complementing white blotch marks on their leaves.

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Looking more intense on a rockery in full sun, this weed will put itself right where you don't want it!

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MAKING WILDFLOWER MEADOWS

I buy lots of second-hand gardening books.

Making Wildflower Meadows by Pam Lewis, who gardens at Sticky Wicket in Dorset, just happens to be the latest, and found in a Scope charity shop for a £1.

I know I shall enjoy turning over the pages of information, photos and illustrations.

I recommend you go see the beautiful meadow gardens at Great Dixter in East Sussex, the home of the late (and in my eyes great) Christopher Lloyd.

One day I shall turn a little patch of my garden over to meadow.

Now that's a lovely thought!

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TEASEL

A photo of a dry teasel head taken from alongside the banks of the River Adur in West Sussex, whilst on a cycle ride a few months back. This plant is a biennial, but once introduced is assured to self-seed freely.

A fun thing to do is to make a teasel hedgehog, so click on the link to see how.