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Spring Bedding Plants
Wallflowers These will be sown in June or July in the reserve garden in rows. 300 mm (1 ft) apart. Thin the plants out early and transplant them 300 mm (1 ft) apart.
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.
Old Garden Roses
Some of the old roses are charming, and others are mildewy old wrecks. This list of the choicest rejects sentiment in favor of performance. The average height is around 4 ft.
Miniature Indoor Gardens
Any shallow container, from a soup plate upwards, could be used for this. Even baskets or wood boxes will do if lined with plastic or a double thickness of cooking foil.
How to Make Your Own Plant Containers
You don’t have to purchase a new, expensive container every time one of your plant outgrows its pot.
Formal Town Style Gardens
Town gardens are often small but make up for their size with the potential for impressive formality, and even the tiniest town garden can convey a grand elegance.
Grouping Bulbs
Dots of bulbs planted in late summer and autumn will provide winter and spring color. Mass bulbs of one variety to flower at the same time, or display a range.
Buying Healthy Plants
Houseplants have become so very much a part of our everyday life that they are now available from all sorts of retail outlets, florists’ shops, garden centers, specialist plant shops, supermarkets…
Choosing a Style of Rock Garden
Before outlining the actual procedure of rock garden construction, here is a word of advice to those who hand over this feature to experts.