Archive | April, 2010

Saxifraga in Well Drained Pots

By on April 6, 2010 in Alpine Garden

Small can be beautiful in the world of Saxifraga as can be seen with this Saxifraga Cranbourne one of the Kabschias series. This hybrid has a flat cushion bearing many rose pink flowers. Normally Saxifraga suendermannii has a solitary white flower but x kellever has these pink flowers. The hybridisation of Saxifraga is one of [...]

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Yellow Helebores

By on April 4, 2010 in Flowers and Plants

Heleborus hybridus ‘Bradfield Buttercup Yellow’ has fewer of the speckles normally associated with helebores and looks all the better for that. ‘Heronswood Yellow’ is opening its buds from January but looks good in the March sunshine. O’Byrne’s Mellow Yellow strain is available in USA but many so called Yellow Helebores are cream and off white. [...]

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Tips for Growing Carrots

By on April 3, 2010 in Fruit, Vegetables & Herbs, Novice Gardeners Advice and Pointers, Tips for Growing Series

Photo cc by color line Carrots (Daucus carota) are sweet, crisp, vitamin rich vegetables that you can easily grow from seed. I won’t guarantee you will see in the dark but home grown carrots will taste great. Varieties to grow are listed in a link at the bottom but the short rooted varieties are a [...]

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The Sweet Pea Book

By on April 1, 2010 in Flowers and Plants

by Graham Rice This is not an April Fool prank having two Sweet Pea posts on the same day. Whilst both extol the virtue of the Sweet Pea it is no joking matter to trifle with one of the best garden flowers. “What is your wife’s favourite flower?” “It’s self-raising, isn’t it?” ‘The sweet pea [...]

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Gardening for Maximum Flowers per Square Foot

By on April 1, 2010 in Flowers and Plants, Novice Gardeners Advice and Pointers

What is the annual plant that produces the greatest number of flowers per square foot of ground? Despite the ‘Million Bells Petunias’ I still think it is the old reliable Sweet-Pea! Sweet Peas are loved for their scent, wide range of colours and as a cut flower. Sweet Peas are easy to grow if you [...]

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