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Karen
Feb 1, 20242 min read
Save money on beautiful garden plants this year
It’s February and you’re thinking about what to plant in your garden this year. Perhaps you’re hoping for a bit more colour or to attract...


Karen
Dec 1, 20232 min read
From Christmas Trees to Poinsettia. Here are the stories behind our most loved Christmas plants
If you’re putting up the Christmas decorations this weekend give a thought to some of the plants that regularly adorn our houses at this...


Karen
Nov 26, 20232 min read
How to protect plants from frost
Looks like we’re set for a freezing cold end to November and start of December this year. So how can you protect your garden plants as we...


Karen
Oct 27, 20232 min read
Halloween Horticulture... 3 spooky plants with Dark Histories
For centuries plants have played a significant role in myths and folklore, here are 3 plants with dark histories intertwined with...


Karen
Oct 16, 20232 min read
Foxglove hunting
Autumn is a great time to relocate young foxglove plants to where you want them. Foxgloves (Digitalis purpurea) are statuesque biennials,...


Karen
Oct 15, 20231 min read
5 must-have winter interest plants
With freezing temperatures making a comeback this weekend, inevitably thoughts turn to the coming winter. I admit I'm a summer person,...


Karen
Oct 13, 20231 min read
Wild Strawberries - Love or Loathe?
Until fairly recently I'd only ever thought of wild strawberries as a welcome addition to the garden. In my sunny, dry site they stay...
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