Lychnis (campion) is a bright, short-lived garden plant that self-seeds lightly and brings colour as an interruption rather than a backdrop.
Tag Archives: self seeding plants
Nigella
Nigella (love-in-a-mist) is a short-lived annual with a layered lifecycle, offering fleeting beauty, architectural seedheads, and a lesson in patience for gardeners.
Verbascum
An observational essay on verbascum — a temporary, architectural plant that brings scale, patience, and prehistoric calm to real gardens.
Aquilegia
An observational essay on Aquilegia (Granny’s Bonnet), exploring self-seeding, impermanence, and what this short-lived plant reveals about control, chance, and how gardens really behave.
Earthly Comforts 