ARALIACEAE, The Ivy family
I first saw these in england and recently noticed that Xera is growing them. Some have luscious purple leaves but are pretty hardy. It’s surprising, given their houseplant-like texture.

Helianthemum ‘Cheviot’
CISTACEAE, The Rockrose family
Yes, sunrose has been the plant of the day before, twice, but it’s too luscious. It’s that time of year again: the walls and rockeries of gardeners-in-the-know drip with the sublime contrast of the Chinese red blooms and the soft sage leaves of ‘Henfield’s Brilliant’.
On my bike route home from […]

The VaVaVa Bloom event at Bridgeport Village was featured on Garden Time TV today, and I was on to talk about my design for the display garden. See the video clip here.