This guest post has been written by Peter Kearney who created and runs the excellent City Food Growers web-sit from Brisbane in Australia. Peter uses his expert horticultural knowledge and practical experience to explain how vegetable gardens can adapt to changing temperatures and unpredictable weather. Being in tune with your local climate is [...]
Continue reading...19. May 2011
Cultivating your food gardening attitude Here are some inspirational words for growing your own produce from Australian Peter Kearney of City Food Growers It is very easy to be consumed by all the tasks and challenges of growing food with organic methods. In fact, for many gardeners, their early excitement fades as the challenges mount. [...]
Continue reading...5. April 2011
In this guest blog Will Giles, Guru of Exotic Gardening, offers advice on maintaining tropical and exotic plants during challenging UK temperatures. Will is famous the world over for his expert knowledge of exotic plants – and his colourful exotic shirts! His garden is one of my favourite places to explore every summer. Check out [...]
Continue reading...31. January 2011
Will Giles from the Exotic Garden suggests ways to transport your garden overseas by combining tropicals with house plants, bromeliads and lush tree ferns. Traditional gardens with herbaceous borders come to a crescendo in June and early July and then gently wither and fade into their autumn colours. Many years ago I also used the [...]
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28. September 2011
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