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One of the most spectacular plants in January is Hamamelis or Witch Hazel with the added bonus of brightly coloured leaves during the Autumn. The delicious scent from the spidery flowers is lovely at this time of year; bring a few flowering branches indoors to enjoy them all day long. The flower … [Read more...]
Do you have mushrooms in your lawn? The mushrooms you find in your lawn are actually helping to decay dead and rotting matter beneath the surface of the lawn with most of the activity taking place under the turf. Underneath many lawns there are dead or dying tree roots, fallen leaves or thatch as … [Read more...]
Question: Could you please tell me how best to deal with the foliage of "Tritunia rudrolucens" and "Hipeastrum advenum"now that the flowers have finally died off, leaving climps of foliage 12 to 18 inches high. Answer: Do you mean Tritonia rubrolucens and Hippeastrum (Amaryllis)? If so here is how … [Read more...]
Biennials are herbaceous plants that complete their life-cycle in two years. Growing in the first year and flowering in the next. Some plants grown as biennials are actually short-lived perennials, they tend to be dug up after flowering because they do not perform well in their second year. Care: … [Read more...]
Half Hardy Perennials are similar to hardy perennials in that they will also die down in autumn and grow again the following spring, however, they cannot withstand frost so they require to be protected over the winter or taken into a greenhouse. Care: Plant Half Hardy Perennials in autumn or spring. … [Read more...]
Hardy Perennials die down each autumn and grow again the following spring so they can stay in the ground all year and only require to be split every three to five years. Care: Plant Hardy Perennials in autumn or spring. The site should be well prepared and lots of well-rotted organic matter … [Read more...]
Like Hardy Annuals these plants live for just one season and will die after flowering and setting seed. However, they cannot stand the cold so should be planted out after all risk of frost has passed. Care: Half Hardy Annuals cannot stand the cold so seeds are sown indoors in Spring and planted out … [Read more...]
Hardy Annuals are herbaceous plants that live for just one year; they will die after flowering and setting seed and should then be composted. Care: Hardy Annuals can stand the cold so seeds are sown outdoors in Spring to flower during early Summer and it is important that the soil is not too rich or … [Read more...]
Question: When can I plant out my mini rose bushes.Will they be at risk from frost if I plant them now. I live on the Isle of wight so our winters are quite mild. Answer: I would say you would be fine to plant out your roses now, in fact autumn is the best time to plant them. I wouldn’t prune them … [Read more...]
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