How to pick the best garden strimmer
Strimmers are divided into two groups, professional strimmers and amateur ones, they are either petrol driven or electrical tools. As a professional gardener I very rarely use tools that are aimed at the amateur market and, I must admit to being ... [... more]
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Galanthus nivalis
Find out how to grow Galanthus nivalis Common Name: Common snowdrop For many gardeners snowdrops herald the end of winter. They are extraordinarily hardy, especially the common species, and can be depended on to flower very early whatever the ... [... more]
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Crocus tommasinianus 'Whitewell Purple'
Find out how to grow Crocus tommasinianus 'Whitewell Purple' Cultivar: 'Whitewell Purple' This Eastern European species has a particular place in gardeners' affections. It is one of the first crocuses to bloom, sometimes as early as late January, ... [... more]
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Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm'
Find out how to grow Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm' The 13cm (5in) wide, black-eyed, single, yellow daisy flowers of Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullvantii 'Goldsturm' are what make it one of many gardeners' top ten perennials. This ... [... more]
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Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra'
The purple plum comes highly recommended by Anne Swithinbank. Like other gardeners who grow this beautiful tree, she loves the pink spring blossom which is one of the first of the season. Bronze-coloured new growth follows this display, gradually ... [... more]
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Rhamnus alaternus 'Argenteovariegata'
One of the most beautiful of all variegated evergreens, this is coveted by gardeners and flower arrangers alike. The species comes from Portugal and has been cultivated for centuries, proving itself a useful hardy shrub for hedging and specimen ... [... more]
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Helianthus annuus 'Double Shine'
Sunflowers are easy to grow and always create a bold statement in the border with their large flowers. This variety which features in the Gardeners' World Sunflower Trial 2004, has bright golden yellow semi-double flowers, with a row of large ... [... more]
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Papaver 'Black Paeony'
This annual poppy is just the thing for gardeners in pursuit of an easy-to-grow plant with dark flowers. It has fascinating, large, fully double flowers in deepest red to black, with lovely crinkled petals. 'Black Paeony' is superb in the flower ... [... more]
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Tagetes tenuifolia 'Lemon Gem'
Although books often call this annual signet marigold or T. signata, most gardeners refer to its simply as tagetes. It is daintier than French and African marigolds, the plants forming spreading bushes with countless branching stems, so the ... [... more]
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Russell Page
Russell Page, one of the legendary gardeners and landscapers of the twentieth century, designed gardens great and small for clients throughout the world. His memoirs, born of a lifetime of sketching, designing, and working on site, are a mixture ... [... more]
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Ellen Sandbeck
Diverting and Instructive Tips for Growing and Tending an Organic Garden A garden can either bring you bliss or drive you insane, but organic landscape gardener Ellen Sandbeck has spent a lifetime discovering creative, effective techniques for ... [... more]
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What and how to mulch plants
For beginner gardeners we describe why it's good to mulch plants and what organic materials are available. . A mulch is a substance (e.g. bark or black plastic) which is applied to the surface of soil. The reduce the loss of water considerably ... [... more]
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