Last summer I discovered a twining, tender climber called Lophospermum, or lofos. I bought two varieties, ‘Burgundy Falls’ and ‘Summer Cream’, as plug plants from a mail-order seed company.
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Boston ivy and Virginia creeper
at 2:45 pm on Monday 26 October 2009 6 Comments
My favourite plant at this time of year is a magnificent Parthenocissus that covers an old building nearby…
Annual climbers
at 11:20 am on Monday 12 October 2009 7 Comments
…As the name [morning glory] suggests, they have mostly faded away by lunchtime although, at this time of year, they last much longer.
The strange case of the wilting wisteria
at 3:04 pm on Tuesday 30 June 2009 53 Comments
First the leaves looked a bit droopy and exhausted, then they turned crispy and finally fell off, leaving the plant naked and neglected…
Invasion of the golden hop
at 2:26 pm on Monday 29 June 2009 12 Comments
When I first planted a golden hop against my arch some 15 years ago it was a well-behaved youngster…
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