May 2014 | Enthusiastic Gardener

The Spider Plants

May 30, 2014May 19, 2015Fortnight Garden, Home, PlantsLeave a Comment

The spider plants have been multiplying and there are now c.100 sitting in water, developing strong roots and getting ready for the Cratfield Open Weekend on 14 & 15 June.

The Spider Plant is native to South Africa and its real name is Chorophytum Comosum ‘Variegatum’! They are easy to grow, do not require daily attention, and apparently even purify the air!

Japanese Shield Fern

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Isn’t this beautiful? Dryoperis Erythrosora, the Japanese Shield Fern, I think.

On the beach

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Libertia Grandiflora, again

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Again, because it is so beautiful

William Shakespeare

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Brunnera ‘Jack Frost’

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I looked at the forget-me-nots and they looked tired, so it was time to wield the secateurs. Those anenomes which looked so healthy a month ago were terrorising the forget-me-nots! The bees were not very happy but it was definitely time to allow the leaves to develop.