Daily details from the garden to bring you inspiration throughout the year
Penstemon ‘Rich Ruby’
The big daisies are over, and any colour remaining in the border now tends to be from the last of the roses, hardy salvias and penstemons. This latter – going also by the wonderful name ‘beardtongue’ (we’ve all been there) – is a not-so-secret weapon in the arsenal of the wildlife friendly gardener, being a rich source of nectar for pollinators whilst also providing rich splashes of colour throughout the summer border and well into autumn. When it finally gives up for the winter, you should eschew tidiness and leave the flowered stems standing till spring, acting as frost protection for the semi evergreen foliage at the base.
Garden coaching with Andrew O’Brien
Just to let you know, I’ll shortly be opening up a few spaces for one-to-one online garden coaching. The final details are still being tweaked, but if this sounds like something you’d be interested in, let me know on this page so I can tell you as soon as booking opens.
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Hello! I’m Andrew, gardener, blogger, podcaster, and owner of a too-loud laugh, and I’m so pleased you’ve found your way to Gardens, weeds & words. You can read a more in-depth profile of me on the About page, or by clicking the image above.
