Lobelia erinus “Trailing Lobelia” Care Guide Lobelia erinus are used in the gardening world as ground cover, in hanging baskets, in any containers or window boxes to create a dazzling display. Lobelia erinus is a hugely popular annual plant that blooms continuously throughout the summer, into autumn, until there is a severe frost. It is…
Photinia Pink Marble Care Guide (Photinia x fraseri ‘Pink Marble’) This robust, evergreen shrub is a variation of Photinia ‘Red Robin’. In spring the young leaves are bright red with shocking-pink new leaves and variegated foliage. A cluster of beautiful creamy white flowers complements the colourful foliage in the mid to late spring season. Photinia x fraseri…
Photinia Red Robin Care Guide (Photinia x fraseri ‘Red Robin’) Often having colourful foliage displays in spring, summer, or autumn, photinias are low-maintenance trees or shrubs. Along with red berries, they also produce clusters of tiny white flowers. Photinia x fraseri ‘Red Robin,’ the most widely grown variety, is praised for its eye-catching vibrant red…
Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica) Identification and Removal The Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) originated from Japan and was brought to the UK as an ornamental plant in the nineteenth century, it’s now considered as a invasive weed. Knotweed spreads quickly. In winter, plants die, but by early summer can shoot bamboo-like stems more than 2.1 meters…
How To Grow And Care For Osteospermum (African Daisy) This detailed Grow Guide contains everything you need to know about growing Osteospermum. An excellent plant to use for long-lasting display, colourful blooms in wide range of colours from late spring, during the summer and into autumn is Osteospermum, commonly called the Cape Daisy or African…
Agave victoriae-reginaeRoyal Victoria Century PlantCare Guide It’s a giant succulent and not a cactus, the Agave victoriae-reginae is also known as the ‘Royal Victoria Century Plant’ plant because it was thought, that it took a 100 years to flower. In reality the Agave victoriae-regina can take 10 to 30 years to flower. When it flowers…
Agave americana ‘Century Plant’Complete Care and Growing Guide It’s a giant succulent and not a cactus, the Agave americana plant is also known as the Century Plant because it was thought, that it took a 100 years to flower. In reality the Agave americana can take 10 to 30 years to flower. When it flowers…
Nerium Oleander – How to Grow and Care for an Oleander Plant Nerium Oleander “Oleander” is a beautiful flowering evergreen shrub that grows up to 9ft and brightens up any garden, usually flowering all summer long into October. Its one of the most versatile evergreen shrubs due to the fact that they can tolerant a…
