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- Although it is the end of Summer in the UK, we were still able to see many flowers in the flower garden at The Lost Gardens of Heligan.
- Rudbeckia still as bright as ever, distinguished for their long flowering season.
- This Melianthes (Kruidtjie roer my nie) caught my eye. It is a South African endemic plant. On a sunny day the sun-birds feast on the nectar dripping from the flowers, but any one touching those attractive leaves is in for a surprise. With a strong unpleasant smell, it warns all that it is highly toxic.
- Echinacea commonly know as “Cone-flowers, have large, showy heads of composite flowers, blooming from early to late summer. The generic name is derived from the Greek word, meaning “sea urchin,” due to the spiny central disk. Some species are used in herbal medicines and some are cultivated in gardens for their showy flowers.
- This flower is a mystery, could someone please help me identify it.
- This Sedum or Stonecrop leaves are edible.
Pelargonium species are evergreen perennials indigenous to Southern Africa, and are drought and heat tolerant, but can tolerate only minor frosts. They are extremely popular garden plants, grown as bedding plants in temperate regions.
The Purple flower is Dissotis princeps, another South African endemic. This handsome species is fast, easy and rewarding to grow provided it is planted in fertile, well-watered soil in a sunny position
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The Productive Gardens at Heligan have been restored to reflect the workings of a Victorian garden before the First World War. Heligan remains true to this period in the cropping plan, growing only heritage varieties and cultivating the soil by hand. The garden is fully productive throughout the year and there is a constant supply of produce ready for harvest.
The pears are grown espaliered along the boundary walls
These beans are being saved for seed.
The Artichokes in their final Summer flush.
Pumpkins ready for harvest.
Many different types of Kale
The garden planting plan.
Zinnias grown for companion planting. These old-time plants attract a wide range of beneficial pollinator insects, including endangered bumblebees; attract a number of song birds and hummingbirds, and zinnias are relatively easy to grow and maintain. Their usefulness goes beyond wildlife and the garden, they are also excellent cut flowers for the home or for sale.
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A Zebra patterned Bromeliad catches the eye.
Giant tree ferns standing guard.
Many different types of Ginger showing off their beguiling sweet-scented flowers.
Sprawling tree ferns.
Giant Rhubarb, growing taller than my head.
The Jungle sits in a steep-sided valley, creating a micro-climate at least five degrees warmer than the Northern Gardens.
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- “Green Lady asleep in the woods”… shhh
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Hydrangea growing wild and very large.
The lands over the hill
A breeding box for the Woodpeckers .
Ancient Oaks covered in moss.
Blackberries, wonderful to forage. Full of wonderful tasty fruit.
Tamworth pigs foraging on the Blackberries.
Himself, looking at the height of the Hydrangeas.