Tag Archives: seeds

Creative Weeding

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Michael

This gardening practice is well established in Dutch gardening where native plants as well as hardy annuals form a recurring element within planting designs. As a design concept the spontaneous appearance of delicate plants throughout a border or indeed a … Continue reading →

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Biennials need sowing now.

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Michael

Its time to think about sowing biennials for a display next year. Biennials are those plants we grow that flower in their second year from sowing after which we traditionally rip them out and replace them with summer bedding; foxgloves … Continue reading →

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Can you grow Annuals in a Perennial Flower Border?

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Michael

Annuals are not always true to their name as many which we grow from seed each year are in fact perennial plants that originate from warmer climates than our own. True annuals are often more delicate, etherial and ephemeral elements … Continue reading →

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Grow Perennial Plants from Seed

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Michael

Perennial meadows fill our gardens with drifts of colour and texture replacing labour intensive lawns and dull areas of gravel and ground cover. However, this new trend in planting design has one big downside – the cost of the large … Continue reading →

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