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Growing multi-headed tulips

By Adam Pasco on 05/09/2011 16:42:13

've grown something unique, but there are many lovely varieties to choose from. Just to whet your appetite why not try growing:Tulipa 'Belicia', with double flowers that change colour from lemon edged crimson to white with red edges.T. 'Candy Club


Ornamental veg

By Adam Pasco on 25/07/2011 08:10:01

a plate offering more than green leaves, so a mix of colourful lettuce, red-veined beetroot, thinly sliced circles of white radish, red tomatoes and diced yellow peppers really hits the spot. You can really let your creative, artistic side take over


Growing zinnias

By Adam Pasco on 23/08/2010 08:01:15

Why is it that you rarely see zinnias in summer bedding displays? Do they give the impression of being an old-fashioned flower? Well, I think they're in for a revival, and with some stunning new varieties coming onto the market I'm recommending them


Moth orchid

By Adam Pasco on 14/01/2008 11:12:00

. For the same price as your vase of red roses that within a week are only fit for the compost heap, you could instead grow orchids on your windowsill, which carry a succession of flowers for three months.If that wasn't enough, it will even flower again about six


Cosmos

By Adam Pasco on 21/09/2009 17:13:21

've seen some really exciting varieties in commercial seed trials, like the flower, pictured above, that isn't yet available to buy. However, similar cosmos are on sale, such as the double and semi-double flowers on Cosmos 'Double Click'. It grows to 120cm


Growing buddleja for butterflies

By Adam Pasco on 25/08/2009 09:04:04

I'm always looking to make my garden more appealing to wildlife, so I've been delighted by the number of peacock butterflies around this summer. My buddleja has put on a superb flower display that's lasted for weeks. If any shrub is going to provide


Memorial rose

By Adam Pasco on 18/10/2010 14:37:46

crimson-red petals that feel like velvet. Forming a perfect rose bud, each flower is tightly packed with petals so opens like an old-fashioned fully double English rose.With inbuilt disease resistance and a strong growth habit, this hybrid tea rose is one


Peonies

By Adam Pasco on 19/05/2008 11:00:00

gardener needs, but as soon as those big, bold blooms open it's bound to rain and shatter the petals. In the blink of an eye it's all over and I've got to wait another year for them to flower again.My problem is that I love plants, and have to admit


Astrantia and alstroemeria

By Adam Pasco on 23/06/2008 14:17:00

long, gradually fading with age. 'Roma' adds a lovely pink to the display, but there are lots of other equally generous astrantias available in greens, whites and deep reds. Some even offer variegated foliage, but this isn't really to my taste


Growing strawberry plants

By Adam Pasco on 09/03/2009 14:03:21

If you want fast fruit then look no further than strawberries. From rather unpromising cold-stored runners, foliage will develop in days, flowers in weeks, with ripe fruit ready for picking in about two months.Commercially available strawberry


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