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, with regular deadheading, keep going until the autumn. Propagation is also quite simple: take cuttings from the non-flowering shoots in the summer.I haven't even started on alpine and annual varieties but must mention D. carthusianorum - a really good perennial

in all stages of its life from bud to corpse) and with flashes of red field poppy.Isatis is easily propagated from seed sown in the autumn and can make an interesting and unusual addition to a border. However, should you decide that you want to enter

to write. A brief history of modernist design? An investigation of the idiosyncrasies of the Linnean system? A illustrated discussion of the baroque? The propagation of rare orchids? Advanced composting techniques?Instead, I've decided to ramble about one

demonstrated plant propagation, and Joe inspired us with design ideas for any garden.But it was Alys that I had the great pleasure to work with on stage. Kevin and I shared our own recycling tips with audiences, and Alys topped it all off with a great idea

’s little difference in cropping time between those sown in February and April. I’ll be trying out my new heated propagator though, so that could make a difference. The trick is providing seedlings with enough light, which there isn’t much of at this time

available today. (The other was the first example of 'Cox's Pomona': not as well known, but still a good dual-purpose apple.)The descendants of this tree were propagated by a local nursery (Messrs E.Small & Son) and became available to the general public

to be had.It's not just seeds either. Thompson and Morgan, Dobies of Devon and DT Brown are offering a tempting blackcurrant called 'Ebony', now propagated in East Anglia, but originally from eastern Europe, where it was used to very inhospitable weather

neighbour are juicy and sweet, and better suited to eating raw, but what I'm after has a more bosque-like quality to it.If you find a blackberry you do like, they are easy to propagate by tip layering. In the summer you take one end of the blackberry shoot

premium.However, this year I decided to grow my onions from seed, and I've just been assessing the results. Yes, I did need to sow them in modular trays in the greenhouse in March, and could have started them even earlier if I'd had a heated propagator

and intrigue, adding drama and a sense of brooding excitement, if only for a few days. Height 90cm.Papaver 'Patty's Plum'More about poppiesFind out how to propagate oriental poppiesChoose poppy varietiesRead James Alexander-Sinclair's blog about poppies