The association of plants with locations is something we can all relate to in one way or another. For instance cookery programmes are always keen to remind us that the scent of Rosemary conjures up images of the Mediterranean on a balmy summers day whether we have ever been there to witness it is another matter. For most of us things are much closer […]
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Plants for every garden situation
Unfortunately it’s generally considered that most retail garden plants come in standard sizes, I guess this is because gardeners are used to visiting the local nursery, garden centre or market stall, (and now discount centres and supermarkets) and seeing standard sized plants in standard sized plant pots in…well…a standard retail environment. It’s a plant with […]
Shade Garden Plants
Once a garden is designed, built and planted it never quite finishes there. Being invited back to see a garden is always welcome and just last week I went and had a look around a previously planted garden – I was looking forward to seeing how the overall planting scheme had coped with several winters […]
I Planted One of Those But….
Garden centres are fascinating places full of tempting plants and garden products but have you ever been and looked around the plants, then decided on a choice specimen because the label says it apparently has some amazing magic trick up it’s sleeve? This could be excellent flowering abilities, it may be a great ground-cover plant […]
Growing Crocuses
The Stray at Harrogate always amazes with a fantastic display of crocuses in a range of purple, yellow and white, it is a display that is undeniably impressive. Spurred on by this, late last year I purchased several hundred crocuses and planted them in raised beds in the garden. I now see the first signs […]
Seeing plants grow
I have been away down in the Evesham area, it’s a great place to see many working nurseries growing and selling plants, as well as some of the enormous glasshouses on a commercial scale. One place that I often visit has a great outdoor growing area where all the plants are labelled up and growing […]
