DON’T LET THE HEAT ESCAPE YOUR GARDEN

Getting the winter blues? Here’s a cure: honeywort tells you that blue and its many hues are beautiful. It’s one of those annual wild things that – with just a nod – self-seed so you can end up with a surprise proliferation of these soft, shrimplike purple flowers surrounded by blue bracts without having to do any work!

HOW YOU CAN GROW THIS

Dry garden beds, containers, meadow Sun, part shade 1m high x 60cm wide Leggy

Rich sandy or clay that is well-drained, but also retains some moisture Mediterranean, semi-arid Add organic matter to soil to help it retain moisture; it’s a care-free annual and will naturally thrive in the conditions the seeds land in.