The first roses of the year are here!
My name is Lola. I feel privileged to be able to share my experiences of the things I love with you through my blog and quarterly features on Kinimori.
I am passionate about plants and horticulture, and exploring their links with human existence and creativity.
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Spring peonies are blooming now, including the yellow hybrid, ‘High Noon’ and the red, single Paeoenia delavayi.
Keeping the momentum going on the creation of a sustainable community orchard and permaculture garden going during Covid-19. Petitioning the UK government on environmental issues.
Plants that are flowering on my allotment plots this April. Spring flowers. Hyacinths, Camellias, Cytisus, currants.
A list of the vegetable and flower seeds that I’ll be sowing this March. I will also plant out my chitted seed potatoes. Why not grow your won?
Plants to grow in shade include Hacquetia epipactis and Hacquetia epipactis ‘Thor’. Hacquetia is also called Sanicula. It is a herbaceous woodland perennial that grows well in shady gardens,