January. Use mitochondrial as an essential aid when planting trees or shrubs. Remove the bottom roots and use within 48 hours of planting. Stake well at an angle and use shoddy (hair) as a fertiliser. Thrips appear in greenhouses at this time so use blue sticky cards. Bergenia Christmas has bright red leaves. February. For […]
The main body of the talk involved gardening on Janey’s allotment but the essence of surviving summer is to plan ahead and start by considering water usage and any possible pest problems. Water evaporates very quickly when a hose is used in the open and watering foliage just encourages weeds and slugs. Water at the […]
Geoff was the head gardener at an old house at Mill Court near Alton which also included a 17th century barn, 3 greenhouses and 30 acres of ground. There were many mature trees including Magnolias and Gingko plus a number of ponds. The property is close to the River Wey and the grounds were prone […]
The talk aimed to be in two parts the first was concerned with the British Grown Flower industry and the second part was to do with the commercial growing of alstroemeria. Ben was introduced by Jacqui Verrinder. Ben started the talk by mentioning that he was a fourth- generation member of a family-run flower concern […]
Iran’s long history includes ancient civilizations, the Achaemenid, Parthian, and Sasanian empires, and the eventual Islamic conquest in the 7th century AD. The country’s location on the old silk route between east and west meant that different influences played a part in the habits of the country. The geography includes mountain chains and rivers but […]
Panama is home to a wide variety of plants including more than 14,000 species of orchid and their national flower is the Holy Ghost Orchid, Peristeria Elata. Other orchids include Lady of The Night with a powerful scent and the orange Spanish Flag Orchid which grows on the ground and is up to 1 metre […]
The talk was concerned with the styles of gardens that Martyn recommends would fit into small spaces. He had been in horticulture since leaving schooland had contributed many articles to the Mail on Sunday, was on Channel 4 programmes, Shopping TV and Radio Solent. He has written eleven books on gardening, one of them being […]
Rosemary has a strong horticultural background, coming from a horticultural family and being a former nursery owner. Her late father was a hybridist of azaleas and rhododendrons and she had the honour of presenting a collection of his Azaleas to the late Queen Elizabeth II. Rosemary has travelled to many parts of the world and […]
Aim to create a garden with colourful Perennial Plants to enjoy every month of every year. Visit Garden Centres and other gardens every month to see what is growing well now, and to find plants that you would like to add into your garden. Take notes and take photos of ideas you would like to […]
Mark Porter has a 7 acres meadow garden near the A33, and their garden was on the front cover of “English Garden” magazine in 1991 with a caption “Fire & Ice”. “What can we use to create a garden that looks good in Winter ?” : Shrubs with evergreen foliage (Eleagnus x ebbingel “Limelight”, Prunus […]
