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Last Month in My Garden, October 2016
Sun 30 / Oct / 2016
Posted on 30.10.2016 | Updated on 28.12.2016 | Added in Last Month in My Garden A burst of autumn glory and dry, mild weather to enjoy it. Colour has come from three main sources: clouds of symphyotrichum (asters), jewel-like dahlias and the dying foliage of trees and shrubs. The asters…
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Plant of the Month November 2016
Sat 29 / Oct / 2016
Posted on 29.10.2016 | Updated on 27.11.2018 | Added in Plant of the Month Strobilanthes rankanenesis I must admit to a little hesitation over this month’s choice, on two counts. First, maybe this slot should go to a truly hardy November plant that shrugs off harsh weather and still shines…
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November’s Featured Conservation Plant
Tue 25 / Oct / 2016
Posted on 25.10.2016 | Updated on 27.01.2018 | Added in Featured Conservation Plants Where are they now? – Hemerocallis ‘Helle Berlinerin’ A lovely picture of this Hemerocallis was chosen for the new Conservation Scheme page on the HPS website although it is no longer on the Active List. It was…
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Last Month in My Garden, September 2016
Fri 30 / Sep / 2016
Posted on 30.09.2016 | Updated on 28.12.2016 | Added in Last Month in My Garden September – mists and mellow fruitfulness. There have been evenings when mist has formed on the Old Hills common and rolled down towards my house; in the first part of the month they soon burned…
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Plant of the Month October 2016
Thu 29 / Sep / 2016
Posted on 29.09.2016 | Updated on 11.11.2016 | Added in Plant of the Month Dahlia ‘Glorie van Heemstede’ AGM I’m so glad that dahlias have come back in from the wilderness. Fashion did us a great disservice when for many years it decreed that no discerning gardener could look at…
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Plant of the Month September 2016
Wed 31 / Aug / 2016
Posted on 31.08.2016 | Updated on 04.09.2016 | Added in Plant of the Month I’m sorry that the word ‘jewel’, applied to gardens, has received such celebrity endorsement over the last few years. A bit like Hovis and the New World symphony, it has given it a ubiquity that de-values…
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Last Month in My Garden, August 2016
Tue 30 / Aug / 2016
Posted on 30.08.2016 | Updated on 29.11.2018 | Added in Last Month in My Garden I have a large number of plants in pots, which need frequent watering, as do the vegetables, but I do not usually water the borders unless they have been recently planted . However, at the…
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September’s Featured Conservation Plant
Sat 27 / Aug / 2016
Posted on 27.08.2016 | Updated on 25.10.2016 | Added in Featured Conservation Plants Phlox paniculata ‘Caroline van den Berg’ This cultivar is believed to have been introduced by Bonne Ruys in 1927. Ruys was a Dutch nurseryman who founded the Moerheim Nurseries in about 1888 (Moerheim was one of the…
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September’s Featured Conservation Plant
Sat 27 / Aug / 2016
Posted on 27.08.2016 | Updated on 25.10.2016 | Added in Featured Conservation Plants Phlox paniculata ‘Caroline van den Berg’ This cultivar is believed to have been introduced by Bonne Ruys in 1927. Ruys was a Dutch nurseryman who founded the Moerheim Nurseries in about 1888 (Moerheim was one of the…
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Propagation of Phlomis russeliana
Fri 15 / Jul / 2016
Posted on 15.07.2016 | Updated on 06.07.2017 | Added in Kevin’s Propagation/Plant Focus Blog/Healing Gardens Phlomis comprise 100 or more perennials native to the Mediterranean, Central Asia, and China. Phlomis are extremely hardy plants. Phlomis russeliana, commonly known as Jerusalem or Turkish Sage, is from the family Lamiaceae. The yellow…
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Propagation of Eryngium alpinum
Fri 13 / May / 2016
Posted on 13.05.2016 | Updated on 06.07.2017 | Added in Kevin’s Propagation/Plant Focus Blog/Healing Gardens Well-drained soil is recommended for optimum results for growing species of Eryngium. The plants thrive in an open sunny position and will tolerate excessive lime in the soil. Eryngium will also thrive well in poor…
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Propagation of Tree Peony
Tue 01 / Mar / 2016
Posted on 01.03.2016 | Updated on 16.07.2018 | Added in Kevin’s Propagation/Plant Focus Blog/Healing Gardens The small Tree Peony plants in bud are a result of young plants that were collected from a bark path beneath the large herbaceous shrub of a Paeonia ludlowii during the spring of 2013. The…
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Propagation of Penstemon
Sat 21 / Nov / 2015
Posted on 21.11.2015 | Updated on 16.01.2018 | Added in Kevin’s Propagation/Plant Focus Blog/Healing Gardens It is that time of year when I enjoy increasing the stock of Penstemons for the following season. From my experience cuttings will still root from thicker stems after the first frosts. If you can…
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Propagation of Deciduous Agapanthus
Sat 21 / Nov / 2015
Posted on 21.11.2015 | Updated on 27.07.2017 | Added in Kevin’s Propagation/Plant Focus Blog/Healing Gardens Deciduous Agapanthus plants are currently being cleared to tidy up the surface of pots. Stems with seed heads can be cut to place out and dry in a cool area such as a shed or…
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Propagation of Campanula
Mon 06 / Jul / 2015
Posted on 06.07.2015 | Updated on 16.07.2018 | Added in Kevin’s Propagation/Plant Focus Blog/Healing Gardens In early April 2013 seeds were sown of Campanula Rotundifolia, (true wild form). The stems of this species are fine, approximately 15cm high. The leaves are needle shaped and do not form petioles. Flower…
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