Winter drags on and even when the Snowdrops kick of the growing season there are still a good few weeks of often miserable weather lurking around the corner. The arrival of each flush of flowers in these months is most welcome and if planned well you can suddenly find yourself with a burst of rich…
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Plant of the Month – February – Helleborus
February in the UK is often a frozen month, not so this year we’ve had the promise of rain and snow and all kinds of wintery-ness but for us Softie Southerners none of it has materialised. Made up of around 20 species the Helleborus, or Hellebore, family originates in Europe and Asia. Related to the…
Continue ReadingRHS London Plant and Design show – Horticulture Halls 14/15th Feb 2012
Not having been to this RHS show before I was delighted to find out it was free to members, I knew that membership card would come in handy one day. Half term is not the best time to be schlepping down to the Big Smoke on the first ‘off peak’ train but beggars can’t be…
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