Abi and Tom's Garden Plants

Abi and Tom's Garden Plants This is the story of Abi and Tom Attwood taking on one of Cumbria's best loved plant nurseries at Ha

A late May sowing of Cosmos from the master of all things Cosmos Jonathan Sheppard that Abi purchased at Chelsea this ye...
11/09/2026

A late May sowing of Cosmos from the master of all things Cosmos Jonathan Sheppard that Abi purchased at Chelsea this year.
We couldn’t get over how fast they germinated and motored on meaning we now have the most beautiful late Summer early Autumn pot display for the garden. To be repeated next season….Particularly in love with the contrasting colour of the neighbouring Rodgersia setting off the light airy feel of varieties including ‘Colletta Pink White’ & ‘Apricotta’
britishcosmos.com
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At the end of August we escaped to one of our favourite Scottish gardens, Logan Botanic Garden which is a satellite gard...
10/09/2026

At the end of August we escaped to one of our favourite Scottish gardens, Logan Botanic Garden which is a satellite garden for the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh. It feels more Cornwall than Scotland as Tree Ferns, Aeonium and Agaves spend all year outside and they can because Logan’s microclimate is influenced by the Gulf Stream and allows their extraordinary plant collections to thrive. A highlight was seeing Dierama ‘Logan Ballerina’ in full flower, I was smitten….brilliant work all round by the gardeners.
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A special perennial for me and one that I look forward to every season. The outrageously lofty stems of Rudbekia lacinia...
10/09/2026

A special perennial for me and one that I look forward to every season. The outrageously lofty stems of Rudbekia laciniata ‘Herbstonne’ can easily get to 2m or more. We talk about the movement in certain plants with grasses often held up as the ones to achieve this (and rightly so) but plants like this Rudbekia have a gorgeous soft movement with the flower heads seemingly floating in the air. Come October the petals will have fallen but the remaining seed heads form dark blobs for want of a better word that dance around for a good few weeks and that in itself oozes its own charm.
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I love luxury in a bin and right now this simple combination is reaching its peak before the realities of early Autumn f...
07/09/2026

I love luxury in a bin and right now this simple combination is reaching its peak before the realities of early Autumn force a hasty retreat to the greenhouse for the Canna. Alongside the Canna, jostling for space is Verbena ‘Lollipop’ and Erigeron karvinskianus.
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Low light catching the Calamagrostis on our newly planted south facing borders with the pots of Agave and Pinus adding s...
06/09/2026

Low light catching the Calamagrostis on our newly planted south facing borders with the pots of Agave and Pinus adding some strong form and depth of colour against the softer tones of the surrounding perennials. I’m trying to spend more time with my camera and savouring these moments….
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The small sunken area between our two air flow houses is a premium south-facing, sheltered spot where Dahlias, Salvias a...
04/09/2026

The small sunken area between our two air flow houses is a premium south-facing, sheltered spot where Dahlias, Salvias and Coleus jostle for space at this stage in the year.
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Building by SouthBarn1850
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02/09/2026

September workings in the borders, love a good dose of change and shaking things up……🌱🍂
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Looking towards the summerhouse as the warm evening light picks out the colours of the Calamagrostis, Persicaria, Veroni...
02/09/2026

Looking towards the summerhouse as the warm evening light picks out the colours of the Calamagrostis, Persicaria, Veronicastrum and Echinacea.
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The pots grouped at the end of the brick path are reaching their cumulative crescendo. Largely focused on the use of con...
01/09/2026

The pots grouped at the end of the brick path are reaching their cumulative crescendo. Largely focused on the use of contrasting foliage rather than flowers it has worked really nicely this season as I like to try out different combinations each year. The arrangement includes:
Plectranthus, Sanguisorba, Athyrium, Dryopteris, Coleus, Heucherella, Anagalis, Erigeron and Agave.
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The grasses beginning to come into their own in the gravel garden as September knocks at the door 🌱-----
30/08/2026

The grasses beginning to come into their own in the gravel garden as September knocks at the door 🌱
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