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Hints of an Indian summer
Looks as though the UK might yet enjoy some warmer weather just before we put the clocks back an hour on Sunday October 28th and head into the shortest day on 21st December .Fingers crossed the weathermen get it right this time and we reach the heights of 20c the BBC are promising over the […]
Continue reading...Tropical Plants for summer gardening
27. June 2012
After a miserable month of wet and cold weather, the UK is just starting to warm up with temperatures of 22 – 27c expected this week in London. Time to take advantage of all that rain and the muggy temperatures by transfering your garden into a tropical paradise for the next few months. In this […]
Continue reading...Climate Change Gardening plants
2. June 2012
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Climate Change Gardening aims to inspire anyone who grows their plants in a garden, patio, window box, grow-bag or even a pot to think about how plants are challenged by climate change. The Plant Lists on the Home Page provide suggestions of over 100 plants that survive well in our changing climate and offer a […]
Continue reading...Common Geranium
30. March 2012
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Latin name: Pelargonium Description: Very well know summer bedding and window-sill plant, especially the Zonal types which are often referred to as geraniums, which they are not. There is a fantastic range of these magnificent plants, especially some of the variegated forms like the one pictured. If you desire scent, then there is nothing better […]
Continue reading...Hosepipe ban – top plants for 2012
30. March 2012
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2012 is definitely the year to think about sourcing plants that require less water in your garden. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/gardeningadvice/7885713/Top-10-plants-to-beat-a-hosepipe-ban.html
Continue reading...Aeonium
30. March 2012
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Latin name: Aeonium arboreum Description: Stunning and always popular succulents grown for their flesh, geometrically patterned foliage. A. ‘Schwarzkopf’ is the most sort after, with dark maroon stems that become woody at the base and at the tips tight whorls of thick, purple-black leaves, shimmer in hot sun. If the tip is pinched out they […]
Continue reading...Belladonna Lilly, Jerssey Lily, Naked Lady
30. March 2012
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Latin name: Amaryllis beladona Description: Attractive stout dark purple stems toped with loose heads of six or more scented funnelled-shaped rich pink flowers. The fleshy strap-shaped leaves appear after flowering and into the winter. This delectable plant is dormant during the summer months, flowering from September to October. Hardiness: Hardy down to -5C with a […]
Continue reading...Argentinian Verbena
30. March 2012
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Latin name: Verbina benariensis Description: Semi-evergreen perennial with dark green strap shaped leaves forming at the base and spherical heads of tubular mid-blue, majestic flowerson upright stems from May-August Hardiness: need to be mulched well in winter or brought indoors if planted in pots Height: 0.45m Position: full sun and sheltered Soil: tolerates all soil […]
Continue reading...New Zealand Flax, Coastal Flax, Flax Lily
13. February 2012
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Here is a great plant that will cope with hotter summers and colder winters that the UK now experiences. Latin name: Phormium tenax Description: Very tough and dramatic architectural plants that need little maintenance, in a range of sizes to suit every garden. P. tenax is a clump forming perennial with dark green, rigid, upright, […]
Continue reading...Kew Gardens sunshine on cloudy day
8. February 2012
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How to brighten a grey day? Visit the Tropical Extravaganza at Kew Gardens Be transported to a tropical rain forest with a visual delight of exotic plants and flowers Listen to wonderful recordings of exotic birds and animals that transport you overseas http://www.kew.org/visit-kew-gardens/tropical-extravaganza-2012/
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18. October 2012
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