Basic gardening tips - Growing Sweet William

Sweet William is a lovely little short lived perennial plant that brightens up any spot in the garden and is a joy to look at.  It has a sweet perfume and comes in colours ranging from pinks, purples and white.

Here they are growing in a box in my garden amongst standard and climbing roses, they give a nice cottage feel to the garden.

The reason I like this particular little gem is because it attracts butterflies into the garden as well as bees and birds.  I get so excited when I see butterflies dashing about the garden from bush to bush because I consciously put butterfly attracting plants in.  The more you plant in the garden the more butterflies, and the plants will survive when their caterpillars start feasting on their leaves.

Like all plants they respond to dead heading and look wonderful in floral arrangements combined with mint and rosemary, the smell is amazing.

Happy gardening

Bronwyn