Purple wellies blog
Welcome to Purple Wellies, the Painted Fern Garden Design blog. Here you will find gardening ideas, design inspiration and details of plants we grow and use in our garden designs.
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Spring is upon us
APRIL 2024
Spring is upon us once again, a time to admire the vibrant blooms it gives us. As the final snowdrops fade, they give way to vibrant Crocus in a rainbow of colours and Daffodils, with their cheerful yellow trumpets, an iconic spring flower.
Spring bulbs for the garden
FEBRUARY 2023
Often overlooked, spring bulbs are relatively cheap and easy to grow, adding some impactful colour to our gardens.
Autumn Florals
SEPTEMBER 2018
Bulb planting season is nearly upon us again. A few choice bulbs choose to flower now, like Sternbergia lutea. Similar to the autumn crocus, this is one to try if you have a free draining border against a sunny house wall where nothing else will grow.
Is it Spring Yet?
MARCH 2018
That depends if you follow the meteorological or astronomical calendar. Either way your garden is starting to reawaken.