March 9th, 2010
I was facing due North when I saw this tree in a local field. It shows how the prevailing wind is blowing from the West and I found it
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March 9th, 2010
With a shaft of winter sun through the branches of a decidous tree the Winter Aconites glow gold and bright yellow. The low level of the
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March 9th, 2010
Iris aucheri is almost icy blue in its typical form, but can be white to blue with a yellow ridge on the falls. There is a deep indigo
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March 8th, 2010
The first week of March and it was time for me to chop the Cornus Dogwoods down to size. The red stems that have shown up so well during
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March 7th, 2010
I planted some seeds of Hesperis Matronalis also called Sweet Rocket or Dame’s Rocket, and the plants came up like grass in next to
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March 7th, 2010
This delicate little Primula ‘Elizabeth Burrow’ is not the best example of a purple patch plant as it is little bigger than a
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March 6th, 2010
Tips for Designing Shrub Borders
Create a tiered effect in your border by using shrubs of different heights.
Plant low growing types at
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March 6th, 2010
The cultivated banana comes from the genus Musa. Musa acuminata is the dessert banana and Musa balbisiana is the plantain that generally
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March 6th, 2010
Collectors of Snowdrops are named Galanthophiles so should crocus lover be called Iridiaphiles. Perhaps there are already Iridiaphile
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March 5th, 2010
If you want an informative label on your plant you can do a lot worse than go to Kew gardens. This fulsome label informs and educates the
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