Hints and tips:
...For years I have been growing a tall thin-stemmed aster with spires of lavender-blue flower....
...In a bigger space, a scented philadelphus is essential too, none finer than lovely Belle Etoile, 6ft high and wide, whose white flowers are stained with purple....
...This year’s wet weather spoiled them but I still liked white Miss Vain mixed with lavender Vernus Vanguard, a free flowerer that can be lifted and replanted each year....
...Plus, Joanna is a lovely person....
...We’ve pruned it into a cone and it’s a lovely shape now, and our lawn is circular, which you really notice in the winter.”...
...Clove pinks also have a lovely spicy note.” If you like it a bit less blousy, herb flowers can also be good, he says: “Thyme flowers are great in a Mint Julep....
...From September onwards, Clematis jouiniana will have given a profuse carpet of pale lavender-white little flowers like letter Xs....
...The late-19th-century building was restored in 2015 with much of the original structure preserved, including plenty of its lovely, characterful wonkiness....
...Wrong plants, wrong place, and yet they are utterly lovely....
...Two other options are Parisienne, a fine lavender blue, and Nubia, a dark velvety red, both of which have been top tips at recent Chelsea shows....
...On their lovely display of mountain plants, amid blue and lavender meconopsis poppies, Kevock Garden Plants show a group of Androsace bulleyana with its scarlet flowers above small rosettes....
...What about lovely tulips or gladioli? There is a risk of double think here....
...They have settled in near the lovely Aster x frikartii Mönch, an essential daisy with bigger lavender-blue flowers and a looser habit, falling prettily forwards from a height of about 2ft....
...The gem, which has been mined in countries such as Tajikistan, Myanmar and Tanzania, offers a wide colour spectrum, including pink, blue and lavender....
...From hard experience I have learnt that the small corms of the lovely Crocus tommasinianus are badger-proof and squirrel-proof....
...There’s warmth and depth from tuberose and cedar, a sparkling twist of mimosa and – lest the floral decadence all become too much – a lovely, soapy cleanness from lavender and geranium, which also gives...
...But also try with flowers you might already be growing: “Larkspur is lovely to dry as it holds its colour so well; likewise globe thistles and of course lavender....
...Smoke20 is dark and meandering, like a river at night with the reflection of the moon dancing on its surface, while Lilac20 is a disco blur of jagged lavender waves....
...Whether they’re alone, or hosting a crowd of 30 for a celebratory lunch, as Ellis and Prichard did when they were married last September, it’s a lovely place to be....
...There, black vertical slashes march across the bottom like fence posts beneath a pale lavender sky....
...Michaelmas daisies are an example, unprepossessing just now but lovely in autumn. Aster frikartii x Monch is an assured winner, lavender blue, long flowering and flopping prettily from July onwards....
...On east-facing walls, clematis will often grow and flower well, two of my favourites being white Henryi and deep lavender blue Lady Northcliffe, one which can be kept to a height of only 5ft or so....
...The city is known for an abundance of lovely Cuban coffee shops where café Cubano (sweetened espresso) reigns supreme, and, of course, you can easily find a monolithic coffee chain that will serve you an...
...The grooming staple I’m never without is Tom’s of Maine’s Wild Lavender deodorant. I don’t wear cologne, but I love the smell of lavender, so I use this every day....
...It’s topped with a bright Breton cidre to finish off a lovely drink to enjoy after a weekly stroll around the Marché Monge....
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