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 […]
