My 3 “Christmas roses”
Dressed for the winter
Winter is fast approaching, and it’s time to think about protecting the most fragile plants in the garden. Last winter, we had two periods of frost that did not suit some of the ferns in the fern wall. All these ferns are hardy, but after talking to the nurserywoman at…
Autumn colours
Autumn colors in papi Jo’s garden…
Nezara et Aglais in papi Jo’s garden
Today my Persicaria virginiana (Virginia knotweed) was invaded by juvenile specimens of one of my favourite bugs, the Nezara viridula. The deep pink of the flowers are a perfect match for the pink marks that surround the bug’s shield! And my recently planted Astrantia major ‘Shaggy’ had attracted a couple…
Nezara viridula is back
Autumn has arrived, Season of mists, mellow fruitfulness … and the Nezara viridula. Here is a Final instar nymph (5th instar) found in the garden today.
The Hoheria needed a haircut
This large shrub/small tree arrived in Papi Jo’s garden in the autumn of 2019. It was quite tiny at the time, but it has grown considerably in just 2 years. So much so that it received a good pruning today, just after its spectacular flowering.