Featured Posts in'plant' Category

Home Made Plant Protection

This ‘double glazing for plants’ is getting these early onions off to a good start at the beginning of Read more..

Growing Sweet Rocket or Dame’s Rocket

I planted some seeds of Hesperis Matronalis also called Sweet Rocket or Dame’s Rocket, and the plants came up Read more..

Tips for Flowering Shrubs in Your Border

Tips for Designing Shrub Borders Create a tiered effect in your border by using shrubs of different heights. Plant Read more..

Banana Growing in England (no seriously)

The cultivated banana comes from the genus Musa. Musa acuminata is the dessert banana and Musa balbisiana is the Read more..

Birthday, Books, and Roses

Its my Birthday today. I have got five cards and two books. Ivington Diaries from Hils, and My Roots, a decade in Read more..

Plant Label for Madagascar Periwinkle

If you want an informative label on your plant you can do a lot worse than go to Kew gardens. This fulsome label Read more..

Its hot in Central America…

Shampoo Heliconia – the inflorescences really do smell of shampoo when squeezed... Greetings from the not so Exotic Read more..

Growing Evergreen Hart’s Tongue Fern

Asplenium scolopendriums or spleenworts are a good contrast plant in a shady fern border. The shape of the long Read more..

Plant Thickly for Maximum Effect

Why sow one when 100 will create a staggering display? Why plant in small numbers when a surplus can be used for a Read more..

Crocus Planting Depth

These crocus photos were taken at St Johns College, Oxford. Raindrops add a bit of interest though it is tempting to Read more..