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Creating a Basement Garden
Lack of sunlight need not prevent you from turning a basement into a colourful garden, if you use the available space for shade-loving pot plants or hardy climbers.
Training and Support for Climbers
Some house plants need training to look tidy and put on their best display. Others, such as climbers, need support, as do plants with weak or brittle stems and ‘top-heavy’ flowers.
The Vegetative Propagation of Plants
Simple Methods of Plant Propagation Although the propagation of plants on any substantial scale is best left to the professional nurseryman, there are occasions when a few extra specimens of a…
Making Flowers Last
Keeping Cut Flowers Fresh and Long-Lasting All your effort in flower arranging will not be worth while if the flowers are not long lived.
Growing Grape Hyacinth – Muscari
With its glorious shades of violet and blue, there is no more colorful flower for spring and early summer flowering than the Grape Hyacinth.
Annuals and Biennials
Seed is Nature’s usual means of increasing plant life and it is also the simplest method for the gardener when it comes to raising annual, biennial and, in some instances, perennial flowering plants.
Indoor Plant Decorations for Coffee and Dining Tables
Enhance a dining table set for a special occasion with the clever use of low- growing plants in addition to flowers and fruit, or mix plants and objects to form an attractive display group on a…
Seeds for Annuals and Biennials
A yearly order of annuals and biennials from a good seed specialist is essential.
The Uses of Annuals and Biennials
Annuals are probably most widely used for filling gaps in borders, on the rock garden and elsewhere, for they provide splashes of welcome color in a matter of months.