The relatively warm weather through November and the start of December has meant that the Dahlias have kept going longer than might otherwise have been expected; the first frost was only experienced at the end of the first week of December, the Dahlias blackening under the touch of icy fingers. Use a fork to gently [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Propagation’
7 Sep
Survival of the fittest
Having a few different varieties of Salvia in the garden, and not entirely confident that they will be hardy enough to see through the winter should it be similar to the last, I have taken cuttings from all of them in the hope that should the parent plant succumb to an ill wind, I will [...]
23 Jun
Bargain plants and propagation
I was in the local garden centre at the weekend and wandered over to the clearance section as I often do. There I spotted a number of Veronica ‘Inspire Blue’; they were good bushy plants with lots of green foliage, blue spires and plenty of evidence of new growth. But there was no price on [...]
16 Mar
Raised beds, borders, and green seed
As the daylight hours are getting longer I have the opportunity of doing a spot of gardening once I arrive home from work. Today I had the added bonus of leaving work early and so was able to spend a good couple of hours tackling a job that I started at the weekend: building another raised [...]
9 Feb
Propagation – growing my own garden
This year I intend to propagate as much as possible. I have dabbled with propagation in previous years but only ever on a minor scale. Three years ago I took a cutting from one of my favourite roses, Geoff Hamilton, and this has since grown into a sturdy little bush. This year I’m hoping that [...]
3 Feb
Monty Don and Carol Klein
I’m looking forward to the return of Gardener’s World in March, especially with Monty Don back in the driving seat and presenting from his own garden. Some people complain that he is too much of a veg man, but if you’ve read anything he has written you’d know that this isn’t the case. I’ve also [...]
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