Daily details from the garden to bring you inspiration throughout the year
Winning the award for the garden plant that sounds most like a delicious dish of pasta, Fuchsia magellanica ‘Riccartonii’ proudly stands half-way up the garden, graceful blooms back-lit by the golden evening sun. I’m not sure that flowering shrubs get the recognition they deserve – generally trouble free and generous – and fuchsias in particular come into their own as summer transitions to autumn. You’d think this particular variety had been watered exclusively with claret – the midribs of the leaves and this year’s stems a rich maroon red, each two-tone flower resembling nothing so much as a dancing cardinal in full ecclesiastical regalia.
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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.
