5 weird & attractive vegetables to grow this year
An usual assortment of great tasting and nutritious vegetables that will also make great additions to the ornamental border as well as the dinner plate!
Grow your own – why bother?
Improve you health and happiness levels by growing your own vegetables on your allotment plot this year.
Baking soda – Organic way to treat courgettes, pumpkins & cucumbers
Get on top of that powdery mildew from your squashes with a simple and organic solution that you are bound to have in your kitchen cupboard.
Nettle feed – Organic & free fertiliser!
Over the years, I have found several uses for the troublesome stinging nettle. It makes an excellent soup with a similar taste to seaweed. With it’s roots firmly established in folk-medicine, it can also be used to produce a detoxing and nourishing tea as well as a powerful die for fabrics. …
The Delosperma – the perfect resident for that dry sunny spot
For the past ten years, I have been collecting various members of the sun loving Aizoaceae family. You could put it down as just another one of my plant obsessions, but I think you’ll agree that these excellent little adapters will add a touch of warmer climes to any garden. …
My verdict on copper tape: effective snail & slug control?
I have been wanting to try out copper tape as a method for snail and slug control for a number of years now. Copper is said to repel these slimy destroyers by giving them a small static shock as they attempt to pass over the material. Last year must have …
When to prune roses
A gardeners guide to how and when to prune roses to get the most out of your blooms.
Sowing seeds – a beginner’s guide
A simple guide to sowing seeds with the absolute beginner in mind. You don’t need green fingers, just follow these steps.
Caring for your Clematis
Plants for shade
There are plenty of great garden plants to grow in partial to full shade. Here is a list of all of the varieties I can think of.
Vegetable seeds to sow in February
There are plenty of vegetable seeds to sow during February. The perfect remedy for the winter blues.
Hardy Hibiscus
The hardy hibiscus really is a reliable shrub for growing in the UK. It will be a talking point for your neighbours as well as add a splash of the tropics to your garden.
Tree Lily
They grow like trees, flower like nobodies business and add a splash of colour with up to 30 flowers per bulb. Who doesn’t love the majestic Tree Lily. Learn how to grow, care-for and propagate these garden lovelies.
Succulents
Growing succulents in your garden can be extremely rewarding. Easy to grow, propagate and these plants will thrive in places where others wilt.
What’s so wrong about rock gardens?
Are you rock-garden phobic? Does the mere mention of the word ‘rockery’ throw you back to the 1980′s? Well, I don’t care. I love my rock garden and I’ll explain why.
Weed alert!
Now that June is well away, make sure that your borders are weed free. They will soon take over, compete with your plants and set even more seed for many seasons to come. So make sure you get on top of it now. If your problem is annual weeds, then …
Deadheading flowers
Deadheading (the removal of spent flowers), is an important process for most annual and some perennial plants. It will not only tidy up a display, but will also encourage more flower production.
Osteospermum – a hardy coastal garden favourite
Capture that holiday feeling by growing Osteospermum in your garden this year. Now there is a UK-hardy collection to try out.
Scented garden flowers
Get right up the noses of your neighbours this year with this very large list of scented garden flowers. A list of perfumed plants for all situations. Citrus, coconut, strawberries and many more scents listed.
Scented evergreen climbers
Recently, I needed to cover a trellis to the front of my property. Wanting privacy and increase appeal, I wrote a list of scented evergreen climbers.