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Growing Carnivorous and Insectivorous Plants

Carnivorous plants are not as hard to grow as you might imagine. There are several ways you can grow interesting Read more..

Garden Fiction on Gardeners and Gardens

‘The Garden of Reading: An Anthology of Twentieth-century Short Fiction About Gardens and Gardeners’ Read more..

Growing Anthemis a Grand Yellow Daisy

If you like daisy flowers then you will love Anthemis. A couple of varieties, to grow, are shown above and detailed Read more..

Wild Plant Habitat Classifications

Vegetation of open habitats can be an interesting form of study for the keen gardener. Knowing what grows where in the Read more..

August bank holiday weekend – rain or shine!

EDP article for Saturday 28th Aug 2010 Where has the summer gone? It only feels like yesterday that summer was just Read more..

Growing Witch Hazel

Witch Hazel or Hamamelis is a scented winter-flowering shrub. The spicy fragrance and spidery flowers in yellow, Read more..

Summer Harvest

Today I picked and ate the first Tomatoes of the year. This sweet Italian Plum was juicy and tasted great with a Read more..

Extra Tender and Sweet

This variety of sweetcorn does exactly what it says on the tin! This variety is 'Extra tender and sweet'. Many of these Read more..

Sunflower Dial

Every year I seem to have at least one plant that flowers that I had no hand in. The American readers would call Read more..

Birthday blooms…

Well its finally been and gone - the birthday that is. We had a lovely meal with friends and family and a good time was Read more..