A herbaceous perennial, flowering in April and May, the Cowslip is another indicator of Spring and sunnier days ahead. This plant prefers grassland and scrub, in the 1950s though more pesticides, chemical herbicides etc were used in farming and it soon suffered, along with many other wildflowers. The loss of...
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Plant of the Week – 12/04/21 – Marsh Marigold
An absolute "must" around any of Joel's pond installations. Likened to the drinking vessels of kings you will also maybe know it as "King Cup". The Latin name Caltha derives from the Greek meaning of "Goblet".In the Isle of Man this beautiful plant is still brought into households, previously being strewn across...
April – Plant of the Month – Primrose
Included in many of Joel's garden designs, he highly recommends this ancient woodland plant for providing early nectar sources, particularly for the Brimstone butterfly and Dark-edged Bee-fly, as seen in the photos here.Primroses are the first to bloom in woodland areas, their vernacular derives from a late latin form, prima rosa, consisting of prima,...