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Guide Around Prairie Garden in Bloom 18 Oct 2012 | 10:04 pm
When choosing plants for a sunny and exposed site, why not try mixing Californian Poppies (Escholzia) with Heleniums and low-growing grasses such as Fescues ( Festuca)? The poppies are so easy to see...
Using Ice Cubes to Help Your Plants Survive Hot Days 10 Oct 2012 | 09:55 pm
Here’s a trick my mum taught me. When you’re planning to be away for the weekend, or you’re just about to go to work on a hot, sunny Summer’s day, try placing a bag of ice cubes in your tubs or hangin...
Using BBQ Ash for Feeding & Slug Proofing 3 Oct 2012 | 09:39 pm
Whenever I have a barbecue, or when woody material is burnt, I like to use the cold and dry wood ash to feed around the base of plants in the garden. This is one of the oldest forms of organic feeds i...
Cutting Heleniums for Flower Arrangements 26 Sep 2012 | 05:41 pm
Here is the raised bed we put in for growing flowers for cutting. The Sweet Peas were a success, but the Heleniums were severely attacked by slugs. I’m hoping that next year they will return with rene...
Getting Your Sweet Peas to Reflower 25 Sep 2012 | 06:30 pm
Sweet peas ( Lathyrus odoratus) are such good value for money. The soft pastel colours and the incredible fragrance of Read more
Easy and Cheap Ways to add Colour to your Garden 17 Sep 2012 | 08:55 pm
Here you see the results of five minutes work and a cost of less than £2. I originally bought a Read more
How to Get the Most from your Fragrant Shrubs? 10 Sep 2012 | 08:38 pm
How can you prune your summer-flowering shrubs in order to increase fragrant flowering? Here we see a Philadelphus ( Mock Read more
Planting an Angelica 4 Sep 2012 | 07:21 pm
Here you can see me planting one of three Angelicas. We were recently given these wonderful late-flowering beauties as a Read more
Planting Up a Planter Part 2 11 Aug 2012 | 11:51 pm
In this second part of the blog I’ve finished planting the container and top-dressed with fine gravel. As the plants Read more
Planting Up a Planter Part 1 8 Aug 2012 | 02:23 am
In this video blog you can see me planting up a beautiful blue-glazed ceramic pot. Its shape is ideal for Read more
