Author: GardenAdvice
Plants For Your Rockery.
Plants for your rockery here are some of our favourites. Small, slow growing Arabis, Campanula, Dianthus, Erodium, Geranium, Erinus alpinus, Thymus drucei ‘Coccineus, Reds flowering low growing plants are Fuchsia Tom Thumb, Aubrietia ‘Bressingham...
Using Wood Ash To Feed Garden Plants.
Wood ashes contain potassium,some phosphorous and magnesium.They also contain calcium which makes the soil more alkaline so do not put on any of your lime hating plants like Rhododendron, Azaleas or Conifers as they...
Trees That Do Well On A Clay Soil.
Trees that will do well on clay, for instance Holly (slow growing), Cotoneaster Cornubia or Eucalyptus gunnii (to be pruned back) if you are looking for an evergreen or hornbeam or birch for something...
Growing Soft Fruit In Containers.
There is no reason why you should not grow soft fruits such as gooseberry plants in containers. However the container should be as large as possible,the old half barrel containers are ideal. The other...
Plants For A Waterlogged Garden.
Plants suitable for a waterlogged garden here are a few plant suggestions:- Carpinus betulus,Populus,Salix,Cornus,Sambucus,Pyrus,Quercus robur,Taxodium distichum and Populus Alnus. The willow (Salix) in particular is good on wet soils and there are loads of...
General Advice On The Germination Of Seeds.
Germination of seeds and different seeds will germinate at different temperatures.Most seeds will germinate between 68 and 89 F.If you are thinking of vegetables beetroot will germinate at a lower temperature that say a...
Money plant care
How to care for a money plant Money plant (Epipremnum aureum) is an easy-to-care-for houseplant that is popular for its attractive appearance and air-purifying properties. Here are some tips for caring for a money...
Growing Plants Around A Pool That Will Not Attract Insects.
Low growing plants near a pool we can understand not wanting to attract lots of insects to a place you use for bathing. You could make it more tropical/contempory feel around the pool and...
Carbendazin – Banned.
Carbendazin – this has now been banned on the amateur market so is no longer available.
