Images of Dahlia illustrate the colour in my garden rather than the books on my shelves but the books are there to consult through winter. As with all things in the garden and book shelf a good mixture can be most appealing and useful.
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Books on Primula, Auriculas and Polyanthus
The internet can’t give you all the knowledge and joy that a book can provide. Here are some of the books in English about Primulas and related species that are available, even if currently out of print.
Drought or Flood in your Garden
Weathermen are forecasting further drought conditions for the summer so gardeners should be prepared for flood!
Percy Thrower a Gardening Celebrity
Percy Thrower has been remembered as a celebrity gardener since he started on radio ‘Gardening Club’ in 1956
Black Flowers and Foliage for Gardens
As a child did you read ‘The Black Tulip’ or try to grow a black rose? Well here are some tips to help you grow black plants in your garden’. Most of my black plants unfortunately are dead but that still leaves 1999 other varieties to choose from. Foliage Certain dark purple leaves look almost [...]
Best Crocus Buying & Cultivation Tips
Popular crocus are easy to grow but do better if you follow these simple tips. In pots, beds, rockeries or naturalised in grass Crocus pay their way.
Dangerous, Poisonous and Mind Altering Plants
Many plants have dangerous components, leaves, seeds and roots. Some of the most dangerous must be grown under government license. Below are notes on just a few plants to avoid eating. Mandrake is one of the most poisonous plants that is known. The specimen above is grown under strict control with a fence around it. [...]
Top 500 Gardening Books
420 gardening books on a data base plus more from libraries and you can add to the top 500 list.
Coronary Gardens Hints and Tips
A Coronary Garden was more popular in late Victorian times but as I discovered it goes back beyond the 17th century. Coronary gardens were used to grow flowers that could be used for wreaths and garlands and take their name Coronary from the word crown not the health problem. Tips for the Coronary Garden (1686) [...]
Unusual Fruit
The pomegranate is a native of Iran and Pakistan. The shrub or small tree bears bright red flowers and juicy, if seedy fruit. Even if placed in the sunniest, warmest part of the garden they will suffer in the UK but with global warming who knows. A taste of the unexpected contains details about growing [...]
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Photographs and Images of Purple Iris
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A Plantsman Nursery – Holden Clough
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Lily Photos not Associated with Spring
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Waterlogged Garden
- Tips for Growing Tasty Tomatoes.
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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
- Growing Chirita as House Plants | Gardeners Tips: [...] and Sinningia ‘Country Tiger’ x ...
- Chirita a Houseplant with a Future | Gardeners Tips: [...] Chirita sp. by Plant Hunter Subedi CC BY-NC-...
- Top Tomato Tips | Gardeners Tips: [...] Also read our tips for growing tasty tomatoe...
- Grafted Tomato a Turbo Veg for 2012 | Gardeners Tips: [...] See our Tips for growing tasty Tomatoes [......
- Lily Photos not Associated with Spring | Gardeners Tips: [...] belief or at least defy the seasons. I have ...
