Plant of the Week – Cowslip ‘Primula Veris’

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...

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...