Generally winter flowers are quite small, sometimes they pack a punch of welcome perfume, but are nonetheless quite unobtrusive in size. How nice then to have flowers at this time of year that are a decent size, the type more usually associated with Spring.
Flowering in my garden now….
I had a little photoshoot in my garden last week because I realised that there were lots of plants flowering their socks off. I don’t rely on flowers as the most important part of a garden design, they can be quite short-lived, but they do bring colour and dynamism to the garden …….. and at this time of year are […]
Iris unguicularis
Theses delightful little plants are about 30cm ( 1foot) high and are native to Algeria, Tunisia, Greece and Turkey, so that gives you an idea about their ideal growing conditions. Although it loves sunny dry weather it does really well in our colder climate, it’s happiest when neglected so it’s perfect for low-maintenance gardens. […]