With the current rainy weather, now is a good time to fit a water butt. They are a quick and easy way to collect rainwater for use in the garden during periods of drought. My neighbour has three in her wonderful vegetable patch and tells me she is about to fit another as she finds [...]
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This is the first review in the Change Nursery Guide. This is currently limited to the UK but there are plans to include nurseries in other countries.
My aim is to provide useful information about the various specialist nurseries stocking mediterranean, tropical and exotic plants.In particular, those practising environmental gardening with a view to helping our [...]
At last, some reall warmth in the garden. Yesterday saw one of the hottest days so far this year in Lewes.The apple tree blossom basked in the fabulous sunshine all day - a good few weeks earlier than normal according to the Woodland Trust. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7358618.stm
To celebrate I bought a garden temperature gauge [...]
Hi Debbie,
Is now late morning on Friday 25th April and this is the first time I have had a chance to actually sit down at my laptop.
Like the good old UK - the weather here is very unpredictable. I am staying at a well known nursery in this neck of the woods called Mesogeo, [...]
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If you are an American gardener and heard one of Will Gile’s talks recently, then it would be great to know if you found it useful in view of the controversy over the current US Climate Zone Map.
This map denotes 11 major belts for growing plants and is displayed on most seed packets sold [...]
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Have received this interesting question from Canada….
I was wondering how much faster grass grows on average in June/July compared to May/August. I am doing a
project on grass growth in North America, and I would prefer information that would
be based on a Canadian summer.
From my experience grass can grow 2-6 inches a month but [...]
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One of my biggest inspirations for exotic plants is The Exotic Garden in Norwich. Created by its owner, Will Giles, this is a hidden oasis of tropical and exotic plants from all over the world located right in the centre of Norwich - in fact it is just down the road from Delia Smith’s [...]
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Here are just a few flower pictures from my trip to Calabria in Italy.
The pink messembryanthemum are particularly good for underplanting. In the right hand picture they are used beneath some impressive architectural Agave plants - the dramatic spiky green leaves of the Agave provide a sharp contrast to the bright flowers .This [...]
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Climate Change proving a challenge for UK gardeners this spring.
This is my first blog so thought I would talk about how my new garden has been coping with changing temperatures since I took it over in January.
My plan is to use anything I learn about gardening in a changing climate during summer 2008 to [...]
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