Independent gardening advice for real gardens, balconies and windowsills.
A growing reference library of gardening terms, techniques and climate concepts explained in plain language.
This tuberous hardy perennial growswell in old leaf-mould, and is very suitable for the base portion of rock-work, where it can obtain both shade from the midday sun and moisture. It is readily increa...
A fine, evergreen wall shrub with holly-likeleaves, and long, pendulous scarlet and orange flowers in June. It grows best in a compost of loam, peat, and sand, with a south or west aspect. It is propa...
This is a fine border hardy perennial, producinglong racemes of rosy-purple flowers in June or July. It prefers a soil of sandy loam and peat, and may be increased by seed or by cuttings planted in sa...
A hardy evergreen shrub, flowering in July.It thrives in sandy loam and peat. Cuttings planted in sand with a little bottom-heat and under glass will strike. Height, 6 ft.
A beautiful conservatory shrub, bearing in spring a largequantity of flowers resembling the snowdrop. A peaty soil suits it. It is pretty hardy. Height, 3 ft.
Very beautiful and fragrant flowers. The genus embracesCarnations, Pinks, Picotees, and Sweet Williams. The soil most suitable for them is a light, loamy one, mixed with a little rotten dung and sand....
The Chrysanthemum will grow in any good mould, anaturally good soil being often preferable to an artificial one. Where the ground is not in good condition a compost may be made of one-half rich loam a...
A free-flowering, hardy, herbaceous plant,best grown in loam and peat. Its deep-golden, star-shaped flowers are produced from June to September. Cuttings of ripened wood planted in sand and subjected...