Winter fleece plant covers
High performance plant protection jackets, which are made of heavy duty (35gsm) fleece in an attractive shade of green.Suitable for hanging baskets...
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Buying vegetable plants
If you just want to grow a few vegetables or have suffered losses with early sowings, buying plants is a great way to play catch-up. Buying plants also allows you to grow vegetables if you do not have the facilities to raise them from seed yourself or whe
Read full articleFrost damage
Late frosts can seriously damage flowers especially if it has been preceded by warm weather so that there is new, tender growth which is easily damaged. Rapid thawing as experienced by plants that catch the early morning sun after a frosty night exentuate
Read full articleCordyline
Cordylines are tufted evergreen shrubs that originate from Southeast Asia and the Pacific rim, where they mature to form awkwardly shaped stubby trees with tufts of spiky leaves that resemble huge pineapple tops at the end of each branch. In this country
Read full articleSow hardy annuals
Hardy annuals, such as clarkia, godetia and poppies, should be sown now either in prepared seedbed outside or in trays in a coldframe. If sowing in trays, sow thinly and prick out into pots filled with multi-purpose compost as soon as they are large en
Read full articleProtecting tender plants
February, March and sometimes even April, can be the coldest months of the year and many plants can be severely damaged by late frosts that kills any new growth that might have begun to emerge. The best way to protect tender, wall shrubs such as ceanothus
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