Archive | August, 2010

Growing White Currants

White Currants are closely related to Red Currants and need similar, sunny or partially shaded treatment. They will reward the soft fruit grower with a nice crop of sweet juicy fruit for gardeners pies and summer puddings. What is a White Currant Ribes rubrum is the fruiting currant which can be red, yellow, pink or [...]

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Astrantia in a Basket

This group of Astrantia plants attracted my attention as they were compact and very colourful in an eye level container. Astrantia Tips Astrantia major ‘Venice’ has a ruby red flower but tends to grow 2-3 feet tall. However it is a stunning pincushion Astrantia with flowers that verge on burgundy. Astrantias thrive in full sun [...]

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Growing Winter Cabbage and Spring Greens

Your summer crops may have been cleared from your Veg patch but you can now plant winter cabbage. For many varieties it is too late (August) to grow from seed but you can buy suitable plants from nurseries, mail order or local market stalls. Some loose leaf cabbage grown as spring greens can be sown [...]

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