You can brighten up the garden in those cold dreary days by growing these Winter Flowering Plants that can flourish even in deadly winters. Read the article and grow these fantastic specimens and enhance the beauty of your garden 1. … Continue reading →
Phyllostachys Nigra growing in a tub The Phyllostachys Nigra black bamboo has nowhere to run to sitting in a pot in our patio. We have two of these Bamboos, both planted in 50 cm diameter pots three years ago. They … Continue reading →
Plant profile for Heucherella Sweet Tea In our gardens we often had Tiarella and Heuchera, This is the first time we have had a go at Heuchella. To state the obvious, it is a cross between the two. Heucherella Sweet … Continue reading →
Philadelphus Little White Love in our Fife garden It’s not the first time that I have mentioned getting the wrong plant when buying mail order. I ordered Philadelphus Belle Etoile, which has an amazing fragrance. However, I was sent Philadelphus … Continue reading →
Rambling Rose Ghislaine de Feligonde in our Fife garden We grew the Rambling Rose Ghislaine de Feligonde in our Cheshire garden, but surprisingly its performing at its best right here in Fife. If you don’t quite have the space for … Continue reading →
Plant profile Astrantia Star of Billion I guess Astrantia is a common plant, but I don’t really like the term common, so what they really mean is, its popular, dependable and excellent. Astrantia Star of Billion is all of these. … Continue reading →
Is Tiarella Trifoliata Sugar Scoop the best flowering Tiarella available This is the third season Tiarella Trifoliata Sugar Scoop has bloomed in the garden. I actually ordered Tiarella Iron Butterfly. The mail order company called to tell me it was … Continue reading →
Performance of Prunus Accolade in our Fife garden Prunus Accolade started to flower in our front garden at the beginning of April. It surely is a welcome sight, smothered in pale pink blooms. The flowers didn’t last very long, ten … Continue reading →
Choosing a Camellia for a container Most Camellias are fine for container growing although generally they perform the best if planted in the garden border. One that definitely bucks the trend is the Camellia × williamsii ‘Anticipation’ An absolute treat … Continue reading →