Plant Profile – Oleander – a touch of the Mediterranean

Any among you that have visited the Mediterranean regions on your holidays will surely remember seeing these beautiful plants lapping up the sunshine. Oleanders (sometimes called Nerium Oleander) are a delightful shrub with willow-like leaves and single or double white, cream, pink or red flowers with fragrance. If you dream of bringing the Mediterranean look[...]

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Gardening News – The National Garden Scheme Virtual Garden Visits

Many of us have visited the wonderful gardens that are open under the National Garden Scheme (NGS) in the U.K.  Unfortunately due to the current circumstances with Covid 19  we are unable to do so. But fear not, many of the gardens can be visited online with the NGS Virtual Garden Visits. The NGS say:-[...]

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Product Profile – Make Planting Your Hanging Baskets A Doddle With Easy Fill Baskets

If you struggle with planting up your own hanging baskets, then struggle no more as there is a quick and easy way to  do it thanks to Easy Fill Hanging Baskets. There is no need to line the Easy Fill baskets and they come with a built in reservoir for less watering.  The baskets can[...]

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Edible Flowers – Three Summer Favourites

  Edible flowers give a milder flavour to salads than some of the leaves.  As well as taste they add interest with bright, attractive colours.  Their use can be longer lasting by adding to oil’s, butters and cordials and, if you’re not too worried about your waistline, scrumptious ice cream. There are many varieties to[...]

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Cut Flower Seedling Collections – Create Your Own Designer Bouquets

  The top London florists charge a small fortune for a designer bouquet for gifts or for the home. Luckily gardener, cook, writer and television presenter Sarah Raven has used her astonishing talent to put together collections of seedlings that you can grow on in your prized plots to create your very own designer bouquets[...]

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Gourmet Roots – Try Something New

  If you think you’ve grown most vegetables and experienced most tastes, maybe we have found something a little different. Try these gourmet root vegetables to tantilize your taste buds. They are varieties I have not grown before due to their rarity in the UK so it will be a new experience for us all.[...]

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