African Daisy, South African Daisy, Cape Daisy or Blue-eyed Daisy more correctly called Osteospermums not surprisingly belong to the daisy family of Compositae – Asteraceae. They are similar to the annual Dimorphotheca with which they can be cross pollenated. Although most Osteospermums are labeled as annuals they are in fact half-hardy perennials The bright sun [...]
Archive | July, 2009
Protecting Vegetables from Pigeons and Rabbits
Unfortunately, the vegetable gardeners’ best laid plans can be spoilt be two large pests – rabbits and pigeons. Rabbits are on the increase in our local area, and if not careful, they can decimate a crop overnight. Pigeons can also pick at vegetables, especially in the winter months they will attack your purple sprouting broccoli. [...]
Fruit from Cherry Trees
Sweet Cherry are not often grown in UK fruit gardens. To get a good crop of cherries you need several varieties for pollination, it takes 10 years to get a good crop (then birds eat them) and the trees take up a great deal of space. I will get lots of comments to the contrary [...]
Flowering Giant Black Hollyhocks
Elegant Hollyhocks can grow and flower up to 9 feet tall on slender stalks that do not take up too much space. Cottage gardens thrived on the added height that Hollyhocks provide and many old varieties survive close to walls in these gardens. General Tips on Hollyhocks Hollyhocks like a moist soil but a dry [...]
Lilac and Yellow Flowers
I took this photo in Oxford Botanic Gardens. On the left is an imposing Verbascum. I love the way its tall yellow spikes contrast so well with the purple spikes in the background. Just to add a bit of interest there is the odd splash of orange from a rogue intruder.
Sunflower Pictures
photo by stuck in customs I think this is a form of Rudbeckia, a relation of the sunflower. Tips on Growing sunflowers
Cheap Anemone with Separate Colours
I have had a great show from 100 Anemone corms I bought in January. I only got them because they were being sold off at half price but were in individual packs of one variety. Varieties Choosen The double blue Anemone Lord Lieutenant (shown above) was planted in a large container and has given the [...]
Scented Phlox
What is the flower that groups of people and sheep all go to look at? Well it has to be Phlox and in this case the perennial Phlox paniculata. Top Variety Tips Only 3 feet tall but the pure white Phlox of Mount Fuji earns its AGM. the flaring petals open out from twisted buds [...]
Growing Courgettes
Courgettes are an easy crop to grow and well established can offer an excellent crop of tasty veg. Global warming in the UK, has made this crop even more successful and can be grown out of the greenhouse, even in the north of England. Tips for Growing Courgettes Sow from late March to May in [...]
Growing Lettuce
Growing lettuce is one of the most rewarding vegetables. If you keep the slugs at bay, you will have a rewarding crop, even from a tiny space in the back garden. In summer, lettuce has a short growing season. It means within a couple of months, you can be cutting leaves for the salad bowl. [...]
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Growing Bellis perennis Pom Pom Daisies
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Common Lawn Weeds Ruin Stripes
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Low Maintenance Garden Shrubs and Trees
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Three Coloured Shrubs with Photos
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Tips for Growing Spirea Japonica
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Grow Colourful Gloxinia as Houseplants
- Growing Good Gerbera
- Top Ten Tips For Coleus
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10 Tips for Taking Flower Photos
- Tips for Dealing with Slugs and Snails
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