Salvia 'Blue Spire' syn. Perovskia 'Blue Spire'

Pruning back Perovskia 🙂 FYI @richard.spicer.7906

Very helpful thank you 😁👍

Pleased you find it so Sarah 🙂it’s always good to see a clear example 👍 @Squares

You’re welcome Laura sorry should have @ you too x @columbiariver

Good..... Are you horticulturist.??? @icedance

I have been working in horticulture for 17 years now and completed my formal training in 2005 .. but still very much learning @muhammadabbas

Oh wow amazing you have too much experience in horticulture and in this field the learning can never stop. Great Sam you are doing a great job @icedance

That’s very kind of you to say Muhammad thank you , you are so right that it is a huge field and learning never stops .. it’s a wonderful field too @muhammadabbas

So dear Sam according to your point of view that my study choice is brilliant.and its my best luck that I can learn anything from a person who have 17 years experienced like you Sam @icedance and Sorry for more conversation with you and wasting your time I hope you will be busy in your work.

Never worry about wasting my time Muhammad it’s no problem. you’ll find gardening people love to share knowledge, it’s important to do that so a love of gardening can pass down the generations , and thank you ...you too @muhammadabbas

Thank you so much and welcome it is love of senior horticulturist/ gardener for their juniors I got happy from your comment. I do so much care to talk with my seniors that I won't waste the time of other people. @icedance

That looks wonderful Sam. Almost as if the stems have been sprayed silver 💚

Thank you Jacqueline, it’s having it’s best year yet 💜 thinking of moving it back a bit this spring? But it’s really shone out this winter ❄️ @awomanonabike

It’s also one of those that plants that looks lovely to look through too 😍

It certainly does especially at this time of year 🙂 @awomanonabike

They do Laura I love these 💜they do so well in so many situations even in a clay soil, as long as they have a sunny spot they are happy 😃 @columbiariver

Thank YOU Laura 🙂They are very easy to split Laura if you have a reasonably sized plant ? I cut back quite hard in spring as they make such good winter interest plants @columbiariver

Oh bless yes, let her grow on a bit xxx @columbiariver

Really nice - I've got a young one which is not the big yet, will try cutting back hard this spring to get it to fill out a bit more

Hi Richard thanks, they are best treated like Cornus sanguinia or they can go all woody , I wasn’t firm enough with mine to start with. @richard.spicer.7906

Ah great - will make a note of that 👍🏼 thank you!

Your welcome Richard, I took a pic of my pruning book (which I’d left at work) today which illustrates this well ... will post it for you @richard.spicer.7906

#perovskia #calamagrostis #sunflowerblackmagic enjoying a rare moment of sun ☀️

Lovely pic 👌

Thank you Jeff @jeatacake

I really need to get to grips with this gardening lark Sam, I've only heard of one of them. 😂😂😂

🤣😂🤣 bless you Jane you're just fine !! No common name for the grass I think but perovskia is also known as Russian sage ... It's taken me flippin years ! and my plant knowledge went into overdrive once I started work at the GC 👍 @pelly

The grasses look lovely with the sunlight Sam 👌

Thanks Sam. There really is so much to learn, but I'm loving it. 😀😀😀

Thank you Keely they will carry on throughout the winter now catching the low winter sun ☀️ which we will hopefully get 🤞@Keely

I'm still learning all the time Jane it's the best subject out there 👍👍😃 @pelly

Thank you Laura 😊 @columbiariver

Lovely border 😍

Isn't it just. I would never have believed I could achieve what I have in a year with no knowledge of gardening other than putting bedding plants in for summer. 😂😂😂