Daily details from the garden to bring you inspiration throughout the year
Almost mid way through November, and this shrubby, tough as old boots Salvia x jamensis ‘Hot Lips’ is still in flower. Full disclosure – I did not love this plant at first sight, rather, it has grown on me as I’ve come to appreciate its work ethic in the border, not least in terms of resilience. Add to that the aromatic leaves, the jolly bicolour flowers that sometimes appear all red or all white (it’s quite unstable in that respect), and the fact that, though it grows quite vigorously, it will withstand a good hacking back, I think it earns its place. The bees adore it, and are still buzzing around the last of the flowers.
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.
