Wild Areas Leave an area in your garden to grow wild. Let it do as it wishes and follow the seasons. Log piles and rotting brash provide protection, food and habitats. If you have a wild flower meadow grow native plants and grasses. Native is Best Flowers and plants native to your area feed indigenous [...]
Archive | May, 2010
Warning on Problems of Japanese Knotweed
Warning About Knotweed It is an offence to plant or otherwise cause the Japanese Knotweed to grow in the wild. Japanese Knotweed is classed as ‘controlled waste’ and as such must be disposed of safely at a licensed landfill site and buried to a depth of at least 5 m. This law also applies to [...]
When To Sow Seeds
A wonderful variety of colour from a mixture of hardy annuals and hardy perennials. Sowing seeds is great fun. The good news is that there are different types of seeds that can be grown at different periods of the year. Apart from October – December there is probably some seeds that you can be sown [...]
Growing Herbs Outdoors
Herbs can be difficult to grow in the open garden but here are some simple tips to help get bigger and better crops. Herb Growing Tips Create a wind break to give plants protection. Mediterranean herbs like Thyme, Oregano & Basil need sunshine or a warm spot. Parsley and leafy crops needs plenty of water. [...]
Good and Bad Environmental Companion Plants
A good plant for attracting wildlife is the Poached Egg plant Limnathes douglasii. (Poached Eggplant sounds like an Aubergine recipe). A bad companion plant would be the Black Walnut that produces a chemical and heavy shade both of which can inhibit growth. Creating Microclimates Hedges, trees and shrubs can provide microclimates by stopping wind. They [...]
Different Types of Seed
Californian Poppies (Eschscholzia californica) are best sown directly into the soil in April / May. They can grow quickly once established, and do well in hot, dry conditions. They dislike being pricked out intensely. There are a bewildering array of different seeds on the market. See: Tips on Growing Seeds for more advice. These are [...]
Soil Tips for Growing Vegetables
Is your soil so poor nothing will grow in it? No I didn’t think so because weeds will grow anywhere! Improve Your Soil Rotted farmyard manure, dug in each year, will boost your soils fertility. The rotted farmyard manure breaks down to humus that opens up clay soils and holds moisture in sandy soils. You [...]
Wallflowers Growing for Scent
As wallflowers pass their best they need to be turfed out to make room for new annuals or plants such as Dahlias. Tips for Growing Wallflowers. I can’t wait for Wallflowers to self seed as they look very leggy and seldom do as well as newly sown plants. If some plants have grown in neglected [...]
If in Drought – Watering Tips for Gardens
If you are doubtful about this summer’s British weather, and how can you be otherwise, then you may need some tips on watering your garden. Xeriscaping is the creation of a garden that uses less water (however it could be a Wet Wet Wet summer for pop music fans). Xeriscaping and Other Watering Tips Pull [...]
Widowsill Orchids – Streptocarpus New Varieties
Dibleys continue to send me their Young Plant Catalogue with new varieties to tempt the windowsill or Cape Primrose grower. Thompson Morgan are another supplier of these flowering houseplants that some find fascinating. Read about growing Windowsill Orchids on Gardeners tips. 2010 New Varieties Myfanwy, another girls name to adorn a flower. In this case [...]
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Tree Leaf Design, Shape and Function
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Yew – Root and Branch Review
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Ash – Root and Branch Review
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Sycamore – Root and Branch Review
- Hazel – Root and Branch Review
- 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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