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  • Plant of The Week

    Blog post by Harlow Carr Plant Centre on 13 Aug 2008

    Buddleja Known as the butterfly bush, Buddleja can be a fabulous addition to a sunny border, with dramatic, fragrant flowers that are attractive to butterflies and other beneficial insects. From brilliant white to the palest pink or deepest purple blooms, it is ideal for a wide range of positions in... Read more..

  • Buddleja Buzz Series

    Blog post by Graham Rice on 18 Jun 2009

    In my experience, most so-called "dwarf" buddlejas are nothing of the kind. Both ‘Pixie Blue' and ‘Nanho Purple', which are supposed to be dwarf, have reached almost 1.8m/6ft in my garden so some genuinely dwarf varieties would be very welcome. Step forward the new Buzz Series from... Read more..

  • Buddlejas in bloom

    Blog post by Graham Rice on 20 Jul 2009

    The trial of buddlejas at Wisley is located about as far from most of the other trials as it's possible to be. While almost all the other trials are on the trials field, beyond the double herbaceous border and Battleston Hill, the buddlejas and some other shrubs are through the Pinetum at the opposite... Read more..

  • How to spend your time in the Garden this August

    Blog post by Jim Gardiner on 05 Aug 2009

    School holidays are with us again. At Wisley, this means many things. For a start, it's time to cut the hedges. We've reduced this annual task by lessening the surface area of hedge at Wisley in a couple of areas, and when they're all cut the place looks so much tidier. The Mixed Borders... Read more..

  • Buddleja 'Blue Chip': New from Gardening Express

    Blog post by Graham Rice on 24 Oct 2009

    Earlier this year I mentioned the excellent new dwarf hybrid buddleja from America both over on my RHS Trials and Awards blog , and also on my Transatlantic Plantsman blog . It's also bveen a big hit at the RHS Buddleja trial. It's not been available in Britain till now but as of yesterday you... Read more..

  • Buddleja

    Photo uploaded by Harlow Carr Plant Centre on 13 Aug 2008

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  • Buddleja

    Photo uploaded by Harlow Carr Plant Centre on 13 Aug 2008

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