The African Daisy is always a great accent to the garden because of its vivid bright colour.
Nigella, commonly known as Love-in-a-mist, has such delicate fern-like leaves. It provides a great contrast in textures, and the rather complex blossom makes it an interesting flower.
Petunias, of course, are one of the 'mandatory annuals' for the garden. This white Explore variety is a wonderful bloomer.
The Schitzanthus is not seen in every annual bed, but we think it should be. A prolific bloomer with a beautiful array of colours, it's a show stopper.
This Agrostemma is a new annual to our garden. It looked interesting in the seed catalogue, so we thought it deserved a try. These delicate pure white blossoms are borne on thin, one metre long, stems, and look like white paper that's been curled with a scissor blade. The flower bud presents the blossom in a curled form much like a morning glory about to bloom. Beautiful - and it will definitely be back next year.
The Godetia was one of the first annuals in bloom this year, and it has become a favourite. It's a heritage annual that was common in old English gardens, then was rarely seen - perhaps people tired of them. Happily, with its revival and availability in the seed catalogues in such a beautiful range of colours, the former glory of this annual has been restored.
Here is a group of Godetia in the garden, showing the variety of colour - pink to magenta, as well as the white.
These Nemophila, also known as 'Baby Blue Eyes' have been a great addition to the garden. On dreary wet days they close up, but when the sun hits them, they are wide awake like this.
We'll feature more flowers in a future post, and display the individual flower beds.
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