Plant Heritage Guernsey
John Wright, of River Cottage and TV fame is a renowned naturalist and one of Great Britain’s leading experts on fungi. You will be able to listen to some of his entertaining personal experiences and fascinating stories from nature including tales from his forthcoming new book, “A Spotter’s Guide to Countryside Mysteries”. Booking is essential, […]
We have had National Collection status for our Nerines since 2017 and this is a stunning annual display, which varies each year depending on which Nerines are at their best. There are plants to buy every day and this year we will have Nerine sarniensis 'Corusca major', the true Guernsey lily for sale. There will […]
We are joining with The Arts Society for a lecture by Dr Twigs Way on Marianne North (1830-1890), who was an accomplished botanical painter and inveterate traveller. She led an unconventional life capturing the life essence of exotic and rare plants in their native lands. This talk explores both the life and social context of […]
I have seen this horrid yellow slime growing on the pine stumps in the old cemeteries in Upland Road. No doubt John Wright will tell us what it is on Thursday evening. Unfortunately his talk is completely booked.
Raymond has Gold again. Many congratulations.
Lovely wild cyclamen in one of the old cemetery parks in Upland Road.
Several of you bought Kahili Ginger plants, Hedychium gardnerianum, at the PHG autumn plant stall. The flowers have the most wonderful perfume. If you leave the heads on them once they have finished flowering, you will get red berries all the way up the old stem in late autumn.
Gloriosa superba 'Rothschildiana' or flame lilies are in flower now. They need to establish themselves first in a glasshouse, but they can certainly go outside in the summer.
Dahlias in Brock Road front garden.
The flower displays on the old petrol pump stands at the junction of Candie Road and St Julian’s Avenue.
Two lovely hot colours for the autumn flower bed, both bought from PHG. Arctotis 'Hannah' and Dicliptera suberecta, the Hummingbird plant.
Yet more wonderful colour near Market Square.
