Croatia has been a true eye-opener when it comes to woodland plants. Another of our favourites – the “Primrose” has always been thought of as ‘English’. It does grow wild in England of course and we did find some poor half shrivelled ones in Andalucia last year – really not the ideal conditions for the fair Primrose – but I hadn’t thought too much about finding them in Croatia and Slovenia. Read More…
Before we left NZ the Mother had been looking up Fritillarias on her IPad and had found that there were 76,000 of them growing in a park just 10 minutes from where the Nephew has just moved to in Oxford. He was despatched to capture them on film. Which he obliging did as the lucky blighter only has to walk 40 mins down the tow path of the canal to get there.
That started us wondering if they were to be found in Croatia…. seemingly Mr Wikipedia told us we were MORE likely to see them in Slovenia… Read More…
Woodland Anenomes are one of my most favourite shade loving plants so it was a little cery surprising to find absolutely MASSES and I mean masses and masses of them in Croatia. My idea that they were probably endangered flew out the door and that A they were endangered and B they only lived in England! I’d always thought of them as so utterly English. Read More…
When you see plants growing in the wild, where they can choose where to grow it gives you a veray good idea of where to plant them successfully at home. Also why, in some instances you can be unsuccessful if trying to grow them in damp or clay soils.
I often recommend Euphorbia, Sage or other Salvias and Cistus (rock roses) as a great foliage/ colour combination for very dry areas. And when you see where they naturally thrive it is truly amazing just HOW DRY they like it as seen here where all the lime green in the distance is naturalised Euphorbia on Pag Island.
