I love conifers, always have, not only because of their permanency in the landscape, their diversity of colours and shapes but also, when chosen carefully, their hardiness.
Unfortunately many gardeners aren't familiar with the charms of the conifer family. They are a complex group of plants with difficult nomenclature an...
There are fashions in flowers as there are in most things. I was thinking about the fashion highs and lows of the dahlia last weekend as I was digging tubers from one of our cutting garden beds. One entire plot is now devoted to dahlias, because there is simply no better cut flower, and we get flowers for such a long time.
I wa...
Yellow is the most joyous colour of the spectrum. It lifts our spirits and adds a touch of clarity and vibrancy to any area in the garden, even on the dullest day. Pass from an area of green, grey or purple-leaved shrubs to a pool of golden foliage and flowers and we experience the same sudden cheering of spirit as when the sun ...
The Great Wall of China we all know, and the dingo fence, but what about the Great Hedge of India? This vast, botanical barrier once spanned a distance of more than 1500 miles. There was never mile on mile of perfect hedge, rather a hodge-podge of different species, interspersed with stone walls in barren places. Species used in...
We all love homegrown tomatoes and all you need is a sunny spot. Grow them in the garden bed or in a large pot filled with a good quality potting mix, such as Amgrow Shrub and Tub. Feed tomatoes regularly with Thrive or Maxicrop and stake them as they grow. Remove side branches that come from the leaf axils to mainta...
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