Plant variety of the week

We’re not massive Hydrangea fans here at Weeds even though we’ve got one but we do love any plant variety called Red Reggae. This is from a new range of plants in the marketplace especially for music fans of all genres called “Music Collection”. We’re now eagerly awaiting the Buddleia “Intelligent drum and bass”, Daffodil “Dead bonkers gabba” and Rudbeckia “Not so soppy cuddlecore“. We’ll keep you informed!

Psychedelic shack

glam rockThis week on Gardening with Tim and Joe on BBC Radio Leeds there was a mention of a variety of Hydrangea called Glam Rock. How mad is that?

And as the blurb on a website that is selling said shrubs says, “they will burst into a psychedelic frenzy of multicoloured flower heads, that will create a real ‘wow factor’ in your garden.”

What next, a pansy called Punk Pathetique, a runner bean called Speed Garage or a perfumed rose called Mark E. Smith?