Category: Perennial Plants
Growing Kniphofia Plants
| February 6, 2011 | Posted by Andy under Perennial Plants |
photo credit: greenkozi Kniphofia plants are best known by their common name of red-hot pokers, and looking at their tall spear-like stems tipped with glowing orange-red flower clusters, it is easy to see what makes the name – and the plants themselves – so popular. The key to successfully growing kniphofia in a UK garden…
Geraniums and Winter Care
| February 6, 2011 | Posted by Andy under Perennial Plants |
Geraniums are a firm favourite among the perennial plants due to their bright and long-lasting flowers, but gardeners often find themselves at a loss when it comes to looking after them during the winter period in order to ensure they will bloom again in the summer. Geraniums are easy plants to grow but they require…
Wisteria – Planting and Training Tips
| February 4, 2011 | Posted by Andy under Perennial Plants |
photo credit: the yes man Wisteria plants are a delight for any garden, with their long dense clusters of beautiful purple pea flowers, blooming in late spring or early summer. The plants themselves originally grew up trees in the forests of east Asia and the eastern USA, planting their roots in the ground and absorbing…
Digitalis Medicine Pioneer Honoured With Floral Roundabout
| February 2, 2011 | Posted by Andy under Perennial Plants |
photo credit: Smabs Sputzer Known to the rest of us as foxgloves, gardeners across the UK are aware of how lovely plants of the genus digitalis can be, with their lovely tubular tubular blooms, but the plant is also an important medicine in the treatment of heart disease. The amazing healing properties of digitalis plants…
Hosta Blue Angel Review
| March 29, 2010 | Posted by Andy under Perennial Plants |
The Largest Blue Hosta the Hosta Blue Angel This hosta has large heart shaped leaves and tall stems that provide cream coloured flowers. The flowers bloom in mid summer time but you don’t buy a host for its flowers alone. A Hosta and especially the blue angel provide a great green texture and chunky feel…
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