How To Grow Beans -
Beans require a medium soil. They like a good dressing of well-rotted manure (or compost and a complete market garden manure); but they intensely disl...
Lawn Creation - Lawn Seed -
When Lawn seeding, as with anything, quality pays off in the end. Always buy the best seed that you can afford to get the best possible result....
Standard Roses -
Standard roses (sometimes called tree roses in other parts of the world) are those budded on to long canes to give them stems of the desired length. T...
Medicinal Tea - Chamomile -
Chamomile is perhaps the queen of medicinal tea herbs. It is a beautiful annual (although there is one variety of chamomile that is a perennial plant)...
Plants for Japanese Gardens -
The following are some plants that are recommended for japanese gardens. Note that not all are necessarily hardy, but do lend them selves to the form...
How to Prolong the Life of Cut Flowers -
A little extra time and care can give your flowers a longer lease of life. Ideally, you should take precautionary measures before giving the flowers t...
Cactus Propagation -
Propagating by Seed. The potting compost and coarse sand is sifted through a 1 inch mesh. In the bottom of each 3" plastic pot, put 1" of coarse washe...
Coastal Gardening -
The factors affecting plant growth in coastal regions are somewhat different to those encountered inland. Generally it is the wind which causes most d...
Roses -
The Rose is deservedly the most prized of garden plants. It is of easy culture and suited to a wide variety of soils, with exquisitely shaped, often f...
