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Flowers for a dry garden

Flowers for a dry garden
The Dry Garden

Growing flowers in a dry garden can be a real challenge. Here is a list of drought resistant flowering plants.

Container Gardening

Container Gardening
Recommended Flowers

There are many benefits to growing your plants in containers. This article will look at some of the advantages of Container Gardening and some of the best plants to try in pots, tubs and troughs.

Potash for healthy growth

Potash for healthy growth
Garden Care

The importance of Potash in plant growth in your garden. Encourage larger, more colourful flowers and healthier and tastier fruit!

Wild Flower Garden Seeds

Wild Flower Garden Seeds
The Eco Garden

Growing wild flowers on an unyielding patch of ground can be surprisingly fruitful. A compiled list of great wild flowers to grow from seed in your garden this year.

Sedums – Low maintenance plants

Sedums – Low maintenance plants
The Dry Garden

For low maintenance, easy growers – you can’t beat Sedums. A few ideas for growing these succulent perennial plants.

Composting with worms

Composting with worms
The Eco Garden

In these days of heightened environmental awareness, it is no wonder that more and more of us are making our own compost. Worm Bins – perfect for the small or non-existant garden.

Planting success in problem areas in your garden

Planting success in problem areas in your garden
Garden Care

My soil is poor and incredible dry at all times in the year. Using this gardening method, I can add so much colour to what was once and unyeilding patch of ground.

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