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London enjoys Mediterranean Easter
London is set to scorch over Easter with temperatures being higher than some of Europe’s most popular holiday destinations. 25C is expected and the Met Office has promised four days of sunshine.It will be hotter than many places in the Med such as the South of France,Southern Spain andCorfu whilst Barcelona is expected to be [...]
Continue reading...Aeonium
10. April 2008
Latin name: Aeonium arboreum Description: Stunning and always popular succulents grown for their flesh, geometrically patterned foliage. A. ‘Schwarzkopf’ is the most sort after, with dark maroon stems that become woody at the base and at the tips tight whorls of thick, purple-black leaves, shimmer in hot sun. If the tip is pinched out they [...]
Continue reading...African Lily
10. April 2008
Latin name: Agapanthus Description: A superb semi-evergreen clump-forming perennial with mid-to-dark green strap-like arching leaves forming at the base. Majestic spherical heads of trumpet-shaped blue to white (depending on variety and species) flowers are bourne on lax-to-upright stems from May to August. Excellent in containers where they flower best when pot-bound. Hardiness: Deciduous varieties are [...]
Continue reading...Argentinian Verbena
10. April 2008
Latin name: Verbina benariensis Description: Semi-evergreen perennial with dark green strap shaped leaves forming at the base and spherical heads of tubular mid-blue, majestic flowerson upright stems from May-August Hardiness: need to be mulched well in winter or brought indoors if planted in pots Height: 0.45m Position: full sun and sheltered Soil: tolerates all soil [...]
Continue reading...Bedding plants die in drought
18. May 2011
Something quite baffling happens to gardens up and down the country during May. Thousands of people rush to their local garden centre to buy their annual bedding plants, which they lovingly plant in their gardens and spend the rest of the summer providing amounts of water and TLC to keep them looking good till September [...]
Continue reading...Belladonna Lilly, Jerssey Lily, Naked Lady
10. April 2008
Latin name: Amaryllis beladona Description: Attractive stout dark purple stems toped with loose heads of six or more scented funnelled-shaped rich pink flowers. The fleshy strap-shaped leaves appear after flowering and into the winter. This delectable plant is dormant during the summer months, flowering from September to October. Hardiness: Hardy down to -5C with a [...]
Continue reading...Blue Yucca
10. April 2008
Latin name: Yucca rostrata Description: Yuccas are well known desert plants and there are many to choose from. One in particular – Yucca rostrata is very handsome indeed. It is a stout, single trunked yucca from the Chihuahua deserts of northern Mexico. From the trunk top, linier, powdery, greyish blue, stiff leaves from 25-60cm long [...]
Continue reading...Bottle Brush
10. April 2008
Latin name: Calistemon Description: The well known Australian Bottle Brush is now being seen more often in our gardens. They are evergreen, woody evergreen shrubs with mid green tapering leaves with a strong scent when crushed. They are grown for their spectacular flowers which, as their common name suggest, look like a bottle brush. They [...]
Continue reading...Califonian Poppy
10. April 2008
Latin name: Eschscholzia Description: A very easy and fast growing annual that will really brighten up your garden. All through the summer months, intense, bright orange, poppy-like flowers with silky petals are carried on slender stems well above the finely divided, blue-green leaves. A glorious display can be had from a packet of seeds sown [...]
Continue reading...Califonian Tree Poppy
10. April 2008
Latin name: Romneya coulteri Description: Tall plant with absolutely fabulous plant with huge solitary poppy heads (10-15cm across) consisting of six almost round petals overlapping each other around the central golden stamens. The petals unfold crinkled from smooth buds from mid-summer to early autumn from the terminal ends of long stems. The large, light-grey, hand-shaped [...]
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