Archive | January, 2010

Beginners Beginning the New Year

By on January 5, 2010 in Gardening, Tips Hints and Ideas

Spring will be sprung on you as soon as the snow and frost disappears. There isn’t much you can do at the moment but hope that any bulbs and hardy plants like these primroses are quietly getting ready to burst forth. If you are keen to begin then your first job should be planning and [...]

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Best Foxtail Lilies Eremurus

By on January 3, 2010 in Flowers and Plants

The best Foxtail Lilies can grow to 7 feet tall and form clumps of outstanding spires of star shaped flowers with showy stamens. Best Varieties Eremurus robustus only flowers for three weeks or so, but for that brief period it can be the star of any garden. Eremurus stenophyllus has bright yellow flowers with orange [...]

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Growing Top Ten Easy Patio Roses

By on January 2, 2010 in Books, Tips for Growing Series, Top Ten Tips

Patio roses grow bigger and bushier than miniatures and are about 14 -24 inch high, yet they are perfectly formed. H.T. Bush and Floribunda roses grow bigger but Patio roses are easy to grow and very decorative. Patio roses in pots can be moved around when not in flower.

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Trees Exposed to Wind

By on January 2, 2010 in Shrubs and Trees

Gardeners have a lot to consider when confronted with the elements and vagaries of various plants. This picture encouraged me to consider trees exposed to wind in the form of a light breeze (a good thing), a strong blow and devastating hurricane force (a bad thing for English Trees in 1987). Tips for Exposed Trees [...]

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Easy Carnivorous Pitcher Plants

By on January 1, 2010 in Flowers and Plants, House & Greenhouse plants

Sarracenia or Pitcher Plants are ideal for an unheated greenhouse, cool windowsills or a conservatory if grown in sphagnum moss with a little sand and peat. They are some of the easiest carnivorous plants to grow. These carnivorous plants attract insects with nectar on the edge of the pitcher then the trap features a deep [...]

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