Chimonanthus praecox – Wintersweet
Chimonanthus praecox is a shrub that you hardly notice during the summer. Except perhaps as a leafy green backdrop to
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Seasonal: Winter
12 Plants for the 12 Days of Christmas
12 Plants for the 12 Days of Christmas is a seasonal blog with planting ideas for a themed garden with
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The Winter Solstice and Your Garden
Whilst I’m talking here about the Winter Solstice and your garden, it’s helpful to clarify that I’m referring to the
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Hippeastrum or Amaryllis? Christmas Flowering Bulbs
Botanical Latin scholars among you may be aware why the flowering bulb we have in our houses at Christmas is
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Christmas Wreaths History
Christmas wreaths history, well a brief history anyway, as when you start to look into the various religious and pagan
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10 Unusual Winter Flowering Shrubs
10 Unusual winter flowering shrubs to brighten your garden and provide food for pollinating insects. Some of the following will
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Your Garden at the Winter Solstice
Is your garden at the Winter Solstice a quiet place, with all the herbaceous plants tucked up under a warm
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Could You Grow Your Own Christmas Pudding?
Why a blog entitled “Could You Grow Your Own Christmas Pudding”? Well, I thought, if you like growing some of
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What are Bare Root Plants?
Using bare root plants to add to your garden borders and fruit gardens is an economical way to add some
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10 Facts about Poinsettia
Why 10 Facts about Poinsettia? Well, it is one of the most popular of the Christmas flowers and plants in
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How to Choose Your Real Christmas Tree
How to choose your real Christmas tree – tips to help you buy the right tree for your house and
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Winter Gardening Tips for Plants
Winter gardening tips for plants to help you to keep them warm over the cold season whether the plants are
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Why are Christmas Trees like Cut Flowers?
Do you know why are Christmas trees like cut flowers? It may sound odd, but read on, and all will
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Six New Year’s Resolutions for Your Garden
New Year’s Resolutions – yes, it’s that time of year when lots of people like to make a fresh start!
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Growing Mistletoe for Christmas and for Wildlife
Why a blog about growing mistletoe for Christmas and for wildlife? Because this fascinating plant is about more than our
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Forcing Bulbs for Christmas flowers
Forcing bulbs for Christmas flowers whether as a present to give to others or to keep for yourself can be
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Growing New Potatoes for Christmas Dinner
Growing new potatoes during the autumn – a novel idea to you? How do you fancy eating new potatoes for
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Violets for Valentine’s Day
Violets are a traditional Valentine’s Day flower. And, arguably, a more environmentally aware alternative to roses as they are flowering
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6 Bird Friendly Shrubs for Your Winter Garden
Six bird friendly shrubs for your winter garden shows you a selection of plants that will give you pleasure as
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9 Winter Vegetable Garden Tasks to be Doing Now
Why only 9 Winter Vegetable Garden Tasks to be doing now when there are obviously many more? Because you don’t
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Winter Pruning in Your Garden
Winter pruning in your garden has tips for you covering what trees and shrubs to prune, and just as importantly,
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Winter Solstice Plants
Winter solstice plants is written and posted out at the darkest time of the year. We have the shortest days
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Scented Shrubs for Christmas Morning
Scented shrubs for Christmas morning .. can you imagine walking out into your garden to pick sprays of fragrant flowers
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Making your Greenhouse ready for Winter
Making your greenhouse ready for winter has both : – The focus is on a permanent structure, mainly wooden greenhouses
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Darth Vader’s Christmas Gifts for Gardeners
Darth Vader’s Christmas Gifts for Gardeners is a selection of Star Wars Garden treats and more for the gardener and
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Growing Culinary Herbs in your Winter Garden
Many people think that growing culinary herbs in your winter garden is difficult, or time consuming. It isn’t, or it
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The Wolf Moon in Your Garden
It was the Mid-winter month of January. The fires celebrating the Winter Solstice were just a memory. As were the feasts
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12 Design Ideas for Your Winter Garden
Why 12 Design Ideas for Your Winter Garden? Well, design ideas to prove that winter is not a boring month
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Holly, Yerba Mate, Coffee – What’s Growing in Your Garden?
The weather fluctuations over the last few years have had a detrimental effect on coffee bean crops. Which is bad
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Cornus – Dogwood – Colourful Winter Stems
Cornus, commonly known as Dogwood, provides us with colourful stems of red, orange, purple, black, yellow and lime green in
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Interesting Plant Facts – Gold Frankincense Myrrh
Whether you feel that January 5th or 6th is Epiphany, sharing some interesting plant facts about Gold, Frankincense, Myrrh with
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Your Greenhouse Plants Winter Checklist
In all the pre-Christmas excitement, its easy to forget some gardening essentials that you’ll kick yourself about come the New
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