Care Guides
Care guides by Rupert Foxton-Smythe
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Storing Dried Flowers
Storing flowers is a most important phase in the dried arranger’s calendar, when the preparation of file material is almost complete and when the final and culminating stage comes into sight – and a…
What Are Soil Pockets?
It may be worth while to explain to the novice in rock gardening that a soil “ pocket “ so frequently referred to is a flat bed of soil, supported by rocks.
How to Grow Lilies
There are some four hundred species, or so-called species, of the Lily family and I always feel that there are many more types and kinds than that.
Orange Flower Arrangements
Orange flowers are often difficult to deal with in furnishings or interior decorating schemes because they present problems of color, shade and tone.
Hedera Helix, Hedera Canariensis – Ivy
There is a wide variety of ornamental ivies such as Hedera helix and Hedera Canariensis. They are attractive climbing plants with variegated or glossy green leaves.
Brazilian Edelweiss – Rechsteineria Leucotricha
Small and decorative with its hairy, silver foliage and narrow, tubular bell-shaped flowers, Brazilian Edelweiss dies back each winter and is dormant for a short period before new stems sprout from…
Aspidistra Elatior Cast Iron Plant
The great favorite of the Victorian era, the aspidistra still has much to commend it and is most effective when seen in its traditional setting – that is, atop its Victorian plant pedestal and…
Sensitive Plant – Mimosa Pudica
The Sensitive Plant has delicate, fern-like foliage and produces pretty, ball-shaped pink flowers from August to October.
Growing Herbs on the Balcony
Some sun is required by most herbs, but apart from this, they are easy to grow on the balcony and the wide variety of leaf shapes and colors, as well as the flowers, will provide interest throughout…
Growing Flowers for Cutting
Even if you like masses of flowers indoors you will not want to rob the garden of so many that it loses its appeal and its color.
Shrubs and Climbers
Shrubs and climbers are an essential feature of a garden, providing a permanent framework around which the more temporary plants can be arranged.
Climbing Roses – Rosa
Roses are not, strictly speaking, climbing plants, and have to be tied to their supports, although their thorns help by hooking into the material of the fence or upright.