Dividing plants in our gardens is an excellent and cost effective way of increasing our stock of an existing group of plants. For herbaceous plants, most people are used to using the method of diversion to increase their stocks but when it comes to ferns, they are too sure what to do So here’s a…
Category: wildlife gardening
Pruning back evergreen ferns
Evergreen ferns are one of those mainstays of the garden, they provide a dark green back drop for many plants within the woodland and shady parts of the garden. Keeping them looking their best is pretty simple and is done ideally in mid spring, such as now. It’s best to do it just as a…
Small changes can reduce our environmental impact-part 2, Peat
The first part of this series, I looked at the simple ways of helping to reduce the effects of climate change on our soils. Now I am going to take a look on how we can help reduce the effects when buying or growing plants for our garden. Choosing the type of plants and how…
Mistletoe and how to grow it
A look into the folk law and unusual habits of the mistletoe plant
Wild about gardening week- a time to look at the basics of life in our garden?
It’s wild about gardening week this week but let’s have a think about the one thing that we all need to survive, the soil
Plant of the week- Centaurea macrocephala
My plant of the week is another one so loved by butterflies and it brilliant in the borders too, adding height and colour
Plant of the week- Buddleja davidii ‘Black Knight’
My plant of the week is a firm favourite, the butterfly bush!
6 on Saturday 22/07/2017
Well here’s my 6 plants for this week, I hope you enjoy them all as much as I do
The Great Butterfly Count
The great Butterfly count is starting! Why not take part
Plant of the week- Crataegus laevigata ‘Paul’s Scarlet’
The plant of the week this week is a beautiful small tree that’s in full flower at the moment and really looking at its best at this time of the year. It is a form of the Midlands Hawthorn and was discovered in 1858 in the garden of mr Boyd, Waltham Cross, growing on…