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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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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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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Climbing Sweet Peas
They grow quite fast and as they are a tendril climber make sure you give them something to climb up or through. Put in pea sticks either beside your seeds when you plant them or transplant them. Worth a mention are the dwarf sweet peas, (12 ... [... more]
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Old Fashioned Roses.
This is what I enjoy about these plants as they can cascade through trees, cover potting shed or any eyesore in the garden, are trained on trellises and clamber up a north walls. Mme Alfred Carriere – famous for being in the Sissinghurst ... [... more]
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Honeysuckle
Its’ Latin name Caprifolium, which literally translated means Goat’s leaf, was given to it because people thought that goats given a preference actually preferred to eat honeysuckle leaves than everything else! There is a little RHS guide to the ... [... more]
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Wisteria
When it reaches about 12 inches or 30cm above the top of the stake then it is stopped. Each year the growths need cutting back to half their original length and trained in during the winter. Once you have the shape and branches you like then ... [... more]
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