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Berberis Varieties to Choose

By hortoris on April 24, 2012 in Shrubs and Trees

Berberis is a colourful low maintenance foliage plant with flowers, berries and prickles! Good Berberis are prickly flowering shrubs often with fragrant flowers ranging in colour from pale primrose to pumpkin orange. Choose your Berberis Variety One of the more attractive garden varieties shown above is the Berberis darwinii, with bright orange flowers in mid-spring. [...]

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Cure Bitter Pit on Apple Trees

By hortoris on April 20, 2012 in Fruit, Vegetables & Herbs, Pests, Problems and Health

Dark depressions in the skin of your apples and brown sports dotted throughout the flesh are typical of bitter pit on your apples. Cure Bitter Pit on Apples with these tips and good cultivation methods

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Forcing Strawberries the Old Fashioned Way

By hortoris on April 20, 2012 in Fruit, Vegetables & Herbs

The old ways of forcing Strawberries do not cost the airmiles that our imported fruit now consume. Nor do they sacrifice flavour for an early crop. Old gardeners fashioned different ways to get Strawberries 4-8 weeks early than your normal summer crops.

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Grow Primula Candelabra Species

By hortoris on April 19, 2012 in Primulas

Colourful Candelabra Primulas are great plants for shady damp locations. They originate from China and the Himalaya and are ideal for woodland, streamsides or damp banks. There are many species, hybrids and varieties to grow and collect. Description of Candelabra Primula Candelabra Primulas make clumps of strong oblong shaped leaves often persisting through the winter [...]

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Books on Primula, Auriculas and Polyanthus

By hortoris on April 19, 2012 in Books, Primulas

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.

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