With hard papery petals that retain colour long after the stem has been cut and the flower has dried, strawflowers are magical blooms that look gorgeous whether in the garden, in the vase, or used in a dried flower wreath.
Read More »Nothing quite says summer is here than having a mixed colour pallet of zinnias in your garden bobbing their heads happily in the heat. Of all the summertime blooms that you can easily grow from seed, zinnias are the perfect
Read More »Leeubekkies, or Snapdragons (Antirrhinum) as the rest of the world knows them, are the flowers I didn’t know I needed in my garden. They come in the most vibrant of colours, some of which blend into each other, they grow
Read More »Nigella, also known as Love in a Mist, is one of the most unusual and breathtakingly beautiful plants I have ever grown. Everything about this plant is stunning. It has the finest, softest leaves, the most incredible flowers with an
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