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Houseplant Care
Anemone Bedding Schemes
The anemone grown in such large quantities for supplying the cut-flower market is known as the Poppy Anemone or Anemone Coronaria.
Raising Anemones From Seed
Anemones of all species may readily be raised by sowing the seed in pans of loam to which is added some peat and some sand.
Checking and Cleaning Indoor Plants
When each plant is watered and fed at its appointed time, just check over the flowers or the foliage to make quite sure all is well.
Grafting Cacti and Succulents
Grafting is another method of propagating plants. It consists of uniting a piece of one plant called the scion, with another rooted plant called the stock.
Tips for Growing Cut Flowers
Flowers are not only lovely in a garden but beautiful in the house. One of the features of our British households is surely that of being able to have bowls of flowers in the living rooms all the…
Compost For Flower Growing
‘Everything that has lived can live again in another plant’ – this is the law of return, sometimes called the ‘Complete Cycle’.
Growing Gladiolus for Cut Flowers
Gladiolus can be successfully grown in almost any soil and position, but they give the best results in an open, sunny situation where there is some protection against strong winds.
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.
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.