Firstly a few from home this evening – I’m particularly pleased with the lilies in the front garden, wafting their intoxicating fragrance for weeks now – and the bright blue Campanula Blue Octopus, flowering for over a month. Then (below) more from my day at Petersham Nurseries. Plenty of colour as we move into midsummer with many plants that will carry on to become High Summer glories … I’m rocking on Day and Night Nurse at the moment with a […]

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