Plants: Iris
I’m sure you know by now I love an Iris, especially a Bearded one in all it’s forms. It’s dividing time now and I am busy digging and dividing and
Planning for summer bulbs
Winter is not even over and Spring a longed for moment that is a good month and a half away but NOW is the time to plan those summer bulb
Plant of the Month – August – Dahlia
There are so many things to say about Dahlia selecting and growing. It’s not just the luscious gorgeous-ness of the flower nor the vibrancy of available colours nor the elegant
Plant of the Month – April – Euphorbia
One of the largest plant families having around 2000 members in the genus. The plants share features such as poisonous milky white sap and unusual floral structures. The range of
Plant of the month – January – Chimonanthus praecox
January is a barren month, cold wet skies, low grey cloud sucking the colour out of everything before your very eyes. This year has been slightly brighter with the recently
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Plants: Tulip planting time
November, Tulip planting time, is JUST around the corner. Sarah Raven et al have huge discount on their Tulip stocks, likely for a very limited time only. This weekend is
Plants: combinations
Sometimes an unexpected combo sets you teeth on edge. Just so for this icy pink rose and the Hellianthus.
Plants: Kniphofia
Knifophia. A robust native of South Africa usually with a red/orange flower mid to late summer (UK). Modern hybridising has brought us a wider range of colours from greens and
Competition – Win Rare Irises
Well it’s that time of year again for the Iris collection only this year it’s dividing time, which means satisfying lots of orders and giving some to wonderful charitable groups
Shade – a definition
Growing healthy plants in shady places is something many of us need and want to do. To do this well we first need to identify the type of shade an
Hybridising Iris
We have had a collection of beautiful little Miniature Tall Bearded Iris for about 2.5 years now and this year we are doing so hybridising, just for fun to see
What are you feeding your bees this year?
This blogg post is prompted by my OCGD peer Svend Rumbold of Rumbold Ayers and his blog posting about Bees. I am often asked about wildlife friendly, bee friendly, butterfly
Planting in Shade
Like those red busses where you have none then 3 come at once so my latest projects all seem to have varying degrees of shade planting required. I have long
The Flower Shop
Where on earth did all the flower shops go? There used to be a marvellous one in the middle of town, it’s been there since I was a child and