A number of years ago RHS Chelsea Flower Show was filled with a new flower, Lysimachia…
Gardening guides
Video of giant dahlia ‘Emory Paul’
One of the first dahlias we grew was ‘Emory Paul’ and it’s come back every year…
How to grow Monarda didyma
Monarda didyma ‘Cambridge Scarlet’ can be seen flowering in our garden in the above photo (2015)…
How to make a micro wildlife pond in a pot
When we open our garden for charity on the National Garden Scheme one thing people always…
How to make an Aeonium arboreum branch (Part Two)
A year ago I experimented with nipping out the growing point of my Aeonium ‘Zwartkop‘ to…
Gardening jobs to do in October: harvesting, bulb planting, propagation by dividing, cutting and sowing
If like me, you may have been coasting along on a post-summer ‘put your feet up’.…
Dividing a Pilea peperomioides
How to divide Pilea peperomioides to give to your friends and family while keeping the Pilea…
How to make an Aeonium arboreum branch (part one)
Last year I ordered a small Aeonium arboreum ‘Zwartkop’ from an independent nursery off of eBay.…
Planting spring bulbs – tulips, snowdrops, fritillaria and alliums
This year I’m planting my spring bulbs for the spring White Garden in three stages:
Pot’s Growing On: cuttings to overwinter
Today I took softwood cuttings of a few plants in order to overwinter them more easily…
Avoid damping off during indoor propagation
If I can offer any tips for indoor propagation on a small scale, it’s do a small…
Review: Garland Super 7 electric heated windowsill propagator
To keep this review simple: it works, it’s £25, buy it. If you want to know more,…
Dividing a Zamioculcas zamiifolia (ZZ plant)
I’ve had a Zamioculcas zamiifolia for some years now. In the last year, I found the…