Amateur Gardening

For a scented summer eve

EVERY summer, the banks of a main road not far from home are lined with yellow stands of evening primrose, glorious in the sunshine. I’ve never grown them, so I am looking forward to seeing how this week’s free seeds turn out.

‘Silky Orchid’ produces scented

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