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Regal Pelargonium Photos and Images

By on April 10, 2012 in Flowers and Plants, photos

Different Regal Pelargonium photos and tips to differentiate from Zonal images.

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Senicio Daisies of the Pericallis Genus

By on April 9, 2012 in Flowers and Plants, photos

Pericallis is a small genus of Daisy like flowers, that flower profusely in astonishing colours and are sold under the name Senicio

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Primula Seed Sowing Secrets

By on April 8, 2012 in Flowers and Plants, Primulas

Secrets of sowing seed of one of our favourite genus the Primulas are covered in some detail. Aftercare notes for primroses, auriculas and polyanthus plus other resources also give good tips for gardeners

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Top Peony Photographs & Images

By on April 4, 2012 in Flowers and Plants

Photographs of some top Peonies with more resources to see more Peonies

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Tree Peonies like Dinner Plates

By on April 4, 2012 in Flowers and Plants, Shrubs and Trees

Fantastic, traffic stopping flowers at least 12 ” across are a wonderful feature of some Tree Peonies. Tree Peonies These slow growing shrubs reach around 4 foot high and wide. They are drought tolerant but should not be made to compete with larger trees for water. They are reasonably easy to grow in deep loamy [...]

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Tidy Up Your Untidy Bluebells

By on April 3, 2012 in Flowers and Plants

Bluebells look and smell marvelous in a deciduous wood but the Spanish bluebell in your garden can be a thug that needs tidying up after flowering

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Dry Shade Perennials a Top Ten

By on April 2, 2012 in Flowers and Plants, Top Ten Tips

Dry Shade is one of the least hospitable places for flowering perennials

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Violas Tug at the Heart Strings

By on April 2, 2012 in Flowers and Plants

Violas at the heart of a good garden or container display.

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Spring Shoots of Dicentra

By on April 1, 2012 in Flowers and Plants

The economies of the world are waiting for a sign of the green shoots of a spring recovery. This Dicentra plant shows that not all good things are green and I love to seek out red shoots amongst my plants. Other notable red shoots come in spring from the herbaceous Peonies and from Rhubarb plants [...]

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Herbaceous Helenium

By on April 1, 2012 in Flowers and Plants

Helenium have appropriate colouring for the season and are easy to grow from seed.

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