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Growing summer bulbs

On 07/02/2011 in Plants

It won’t be long before daffodils, tulips, fragrant hyacinths and a host of other colourful flowers signal the arrival of spring, but if we want summer and autumn to provide similar displays we have to start planning and planting now


Beware of Parkers Bulbs. .

On 07/09/2012 in forum

of 6 geraniums, supposed to be a mix were all the same ,pink common geranium There have been many complaints about this dreadful comapny over many years.  They often picture plants growing together which do not flower at the same time, their bulbs


Top 10 daffodils

On 20/10/2011 in Plant features: Flowers

and reaches 35cm in height.'Rijnveld's Early Sensation'Clusters of cup-and-saucer flowers top the pencil-length stems of this dainty cultivar in March and April. It's a great little daffodil for growing in pots or the front of a border. It has a very sweet


Oriental poppies

On 20/10/2011 in Plant features: Wildlife

poppies appears early in the year, forming neat rosettes. It is overtaken by spring performers such as tulips, anchusa and sweet rocket.But suddenly, without warning, the poppy thrusts up fat buds, wreathed in hairy cases until, one morning, the first case


Lawns in small gardens

On 24/04/2013 in Plant features: Structural

by planting bulbs. Try daffodils and crocus (tulips don’t grow well in grass) and don’t mow for six weeks after flowering, as this gives the leaves time to return nutrients to the bulb.Plant bulbs in your lawnBare patches can develop where a lawn is regularly


Talkback: Bedding plants

On 28/11/2011 in forum

give my haul their winter quarters. I have a plant growing in my dahlia container. it has leaves but no flowers at the moment, can anyone help me identify it please.how do I add a phot to my messageFred Mason I have found that Chrysanthemums


Advice for a novice

On 31/07/2012 in forum

for most things to start permanent planting.  Bulbs for spring need to start being planted end of August into September for daffodils, much later for tulips, violas are good now and may flower all winter depenedent upon the weather.   Evergreens


Gardening mistakes

On 01/09/2010 in Plants

called Panicum 'Rehbraun', planted with Cosmos 'Dazzler' and the fabulous Tithonia rotundifolia (pictured, top) that are bushy and wonderful, but I completely forgot to plant anything for spring: no tulips, no alliums, no nothing. As a result I had


Can I save my spring/summer bulbs

On 17/04/2013 in forum

Hi All! Like many others I stored spring and summer bulbs in a container in the garden and they've nearly all bolted including tulip, hyacinths, fritillaria rubra - I got them out yesterday to start planting and although they smell pretty bad


Where have all the hostas gone?

On 18/04/2013 in forum

.  Also noticed this morning that seemingly overnight my Snake's head fritillaries have come up and are about to open.  Very exciting as I've not grown these before! Tulips are also on the cusp This being my first year gardening, I'm loving


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