Flower Calendar For An English Garden
Here is a short list of plants that flower in the different seasons in an English garden. You could use it when checking for flowers to fill spaces in your borders, pots or beds. There are many shrubs that flower in the winter and quite a few ... [... more]
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English Garden Plants That Flower In June
If you would like a comprehensive guide to perennials then I recommend the RHS Encyclopedia of Perennials - it would make an ideal birthday present for yourself or gardening relative. It has details of over 5,000 plants and is full of tips and ... [... more]
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Autumn Borders
Notice the big yellow flowers of the rudbeckia planted in drifts throughout the border. Try planting Rudbeckia hirta - Indian summer or Black-eyed Susan, which has lovely black middles and orangey yellow petals - it grows to 4ft or 1.2 m and will ... [... more]
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Gooseberries
Sometimes known as grosberry, feaberry or fayberries - gooseberries have been grown in England since the reign of Henry Vlll. Gooseberry juice used to be considered a good medicine for fever and in the sixteenth century the juice was thought to ... [... more]
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Scented Autumn Plants
It is worth visiting your local garden centre or plant mart to look for plants that will bloom in the autumn - check the label to make sure they are scented - as plants that you put in in the spring will have time to get established for an autumn ... [... more]
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Gardening Tips
Here's a good tip - plan your garden to reduce the work load as you get older, I know we don't think of ourselves as ageing but forward planning will mean that you still have a lovely garden but the digging and weeding tasks are reduced. This ... [... more]
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Lilac
Look out for standard varieties which are more expensive to buy but look wonderful in pots and can be moved to a site where you will see and smell them every day when they are in flower. It was introduced into England in the 16th century and ... [... more]
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December Flowers In An English Garden
There are some easy to grow shrubs and climbers that will give you flowers throughout December and beyond. Many of them are extremely scented and will do well when planted in containers. Or try planting climbers beside your door so you can enjoy ... [... more]
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March Flowers
If you have room for a small shrub then a good one to grow is Viburnham juddii which is a rounded shaped shrub with dark green leaves. It has fragrant pale pink/white flowers through March into April. It grows best ... [... more]
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January Flowers In An English Garden
As I write this in early January there are flowers on the Bergenia, the aubrieta, the winter flowering pansies and a surprising sprinkling of purple flowers on the Rosemary bush. The mahonia is in fully bloom and a couple of snowdrops have opened ... [... more]
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Easy To Grow Perennials
Here is my selection of perennials that you can start from seed in the early spring and they will produce flowers in their first summer. By growing your own seeds you will get a whole selection of plants for the price of a couple of ready grown ... [... more]
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February Flowers For An English Garden
-have pinky rose or white coloured flowers. They are evergreen clump forming perennial with large leaves that like a well drained spot in the sun. However bergenias are very tolerant and will grow in most soils and ... [... more]
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