How to grow Mexican fleabane | Alys Fowler

These daisy-like flowers will happily self-seed to bring beautiful disorder

The delicate, daisy-like flowers of Mexican fleabane, Erigeron karvinskianus, need little introduction. It’s the plant of walls and pavement cracks that, if happy, will seed itself effortlessly into improbably small spots. The first time I became aware of it was when I had to mow the ridiculously perfect strips of lawn that sit either side of Wisley’s formal pond – a task I was always going to fail, because I am not the sort to make straight lines. I wasn’t doing badly at the start, but veered off wildly when I saw this little daisy spilling out down the steps: after all the restrained formality of rectangles, planes and lines, here was a wild thing cascading with gay abandon.

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How to grow Mexican fleabane | Alys Fowler

These daisy-like flowers will happily self-seed to bring beautiful disorder

The delicate, daisy-like flowers of Mexican fleabane, Erigeron karvinskianus, need little introduction. It’s the plant of walls and pavement cracks that, if happy, will seed itself effortlessly into improbably small spots. The first time I became aware of it was when I had to mow the ridiculously perfect strips of lawn that sit either side of Wisley’s formal pond – a task I was always going to fail, because I am not the sort to make straight lines. I wasn’t doing badly at the start, but veered off wildly when I saw this little daisy spilling out down the steps: after all the restrained formality of rectangles, planes and lines, here was a wild thing cascading with gay abandon.

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10 sun-loving houseplants that can take the heat

Cactus, succulents, herbs, dwarf citrus and other houseplants that can handle the summer heat.

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10 sun-loving houseplants that can take the heat

Cactus, succulents, herbs, dwarf citrus and other houseplants that can handle the summer heat.

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BEFORE AND AFTER

What a week.....Life can be so funny....if you are on Instagram then you might have read that Monday was a crappy day for me.   I use the term crappy because if I think back and put it in perspective it probably pales in comparison to people who are suffering so much more than me. The first thing had to do with my divorce.....and what felt like some terrorizing from my soon to be ex.  It

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* This article was originally published here

BEFORE AND AFTER

What a week.....Life can be so funny....if you are on Instagram then you might have read that Monday was a crappy day for me.   I use the term crappy because if I think back and put it in perspective it probably pales in comparison to people who are suffering so much more than me. The first thing had to do with my divorce.....and what felt like some terrorizing from my soon to be ex.  It

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The Practical Herb Garden Information Guide

The Practical Herb Garden Information Guide

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