Lycopersicon esculentum 'Orange Plum'
Find out how to grow Lycopersicon esculentum 'Orange Plum' Cultivar: 'Orange Plum' 'Orange Plum' has medium-sized, rich orange fruit which are high in vitamin C and A. It produces high yielding tomatoes full of flavour and has good resistance to ... [... more]
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Lilium speciosum Rubrum
This dramatic looking lily is one of the last lilies to flower each summer, so place it somewhere that it will be seen and enjoyed. It flowers profusely, and its bold dark-pink speckled petals curl back on themselves as the buds open. These ... [... more]
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Phaseolus coccineus 'Sunset'
A decorative runner bean, 'Sunset' is worth growing for its pale peach flowers as much as its beans. It's useful for covering arches and pillars, as well as traditional bamboo cane rows and wigwams. Crops can be used in rotation with other ... [... more]
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Verbascum, mullein
Verbascums are reliable show stoppers, adding height, structure and a profusion of colours to the summer border. New colourful varieties are continually being bred by growers. Verbascums are either deciduous perennials or biennials. Be warned ... [... more]
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Aronia melanocarpa 'Autumn Magic'
Find out how to grow Aronia melanocarpa 'Autumn Magic' Common Name: Chokeberry Species: melanocarpa Cultivar: 'Autumn Magic' Soil type: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy, Acidic 'Autumn Magic' is a great plant for year round interest in the small ... [... more]
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Origanum Rosenkuppel
An interesting ornamental-cum-herb which can be grown in herb gardens or to the front of the border, where it makes a short, tidy mound. The stems are purple, the leaves rounded and green, and there are domed heads of rosy purple flowers. It's a ... [... more]
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Dogwood, Cornus
Dogwoods are a fantastic feature in winter gardens. Their brightly coloured stems come in citrus yellow, lime and orange or fiery red. This family of shrubs and trees also provide year-round appeal with marbled leaves, fabulous fruits and great ... [... more]
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Astilbe 'Weisse Gloria'
The elegant plumes of colourful feathery flowers make astilbes easily recognisable, but even before they flower the ferny foliage makes a good ground-cover under neighbouring plants. The striking shape of astilbe flowers and their variety of ... [... more]
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Geum 'Lady Stratheden'
Geums are valuable for bringing bright colours to the spring border before the main flowering season gets under way. Varieties of the wild water avens have much more subtle shapes and colouring than the better known border varieties, such as ... [... more]
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Picea glauca 'Arneson's Blue'
A relative of the best-selling American conifer P. glauca var. albertiana 'Conica' a bushy shrub which has been a major hit since it wasfound in 1904 in the Canadian Rockies but this 'Arneson's Blue' is even more striking. It's a dense, shaggy ... [... more]
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Cryptomeria japonica 'Sekkan-sugi'
A smallish, slow-growing, 1930 American version of the giant Crytomeria japonica, it makes a beautiful small conical evergreen. The new, creamy yellow spring foliage stands out against the dark old leaves; it's greenish-yellow in winter. ... [... more]
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Brassica oleracea Capitata Group
Flower beds and containers are often short of colour in the winter months, before spring bedding starts its main display, and the ornamental brassicas provide one way of filling the gap. Ornamental cabbages are actually edible when young, ... [... more]
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