Helen Johnstone
I live in Malvern, Worcestershire and am a very keen gardener. I started the Patient Gardener Blog in January 2008 as a way of recording what was happening in my garden and connecting with other like-minded people. I started a second blog PatientGardener 365 January 2013 in order to try and post a photo a day to capture what is growing in my garden or places I have visited
September 29, 2010 at 9:10 am
That’s beautiful – and slightly sinister. Also makes me wish I’d got round to building the bog garden I had intended to build alongside the pond! Though from the posh label and all that moss I’m guessing this isn’t in your garden?
September 29, 2010 at 11:42 am
Wow!!! It’s beautiful.
September 29, 2010 at 11:45 am
Oh Helen, those are lovely – a few years ago I tried and killed some pitcher plants, but you make me want to try again!
September 29, 2010 at 12:42 pm
Janet – you are right these arent in my garden but at the Malvern Autumn show. I have purchased a pitcher plant but not this one, mine is meant to be a good one for beginners!
gardeningasylum – going on try again we have fail together!
September 29, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Oh that guy at the Malvern show was back for fall! He had the best display of bog plants ever! They are native to our area, if we only had a bog on our hillside!
xxxooo
Frances
September 29, 2010 at 1:19 pm
“Good for beginners” sounds good – please tell me that you will be keeping us up-to-date with how you get on? I can feel a new addiction coming on. Plants that eat animals – what’s not to like?!
September 29, 2010 at 2:01 pm
They are fascinating. I love the patterns. Mine stay outside during the summer. The tender ones go into the greenhouse for the winter.
September 29, 2010 at 6:27 pm
Janet & easygardener – I have bought Sarracenia C V Juthatip Soper, meant to be easy. Told to over winter in cool greenhouse with temps around 5 degrees. We will see!!
September 29, 2010 at 8:45 pm
My Sarracenia was in my pond over last winter, and must have seen down to at least -10C! It stayed evergreen. Also there is a huge new carnivorous plant bed at Wisley on the rockery, in which the plants look to be thriving!