Many among us use garlic in our everyday recipes and it is luckily an easy, low maintenance crop which takes up little room. The taste of a homegrown crop can be far superior to most in the shops. It can be planted in autumn or spring and, if space is at a premium, can be[…]
How To Grow Garlic
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Autumn, Container gardening, Fruit and veg gardening, Spring Oct 20, 2021
Tip Top Tulip Collections
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Bulbs, Colourful combinations, Container gardening, Cut flowers, Ornamental gardening, Spring Aug 31, 2021
The tulip has long been a beloved favourite of mine. Their innate beauty comes at a time of year when many of our garden plants are still dormant. Apart from a true blue, one would be hard pushed to imagine a colour of the rainbow in which their alluring blooms are not available. Their flowers are[…]
Plantaholic’s Choice – Primula Belarina Series
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Container gardening, Fragrant plants, Ornamental gardening, Perennials, Plantaholics choice, Spring Aug 24, 2021
Inimitable Cambridgeshire patio plant breeders the Kerleys really came up trumps with their breeding of the stunning Belarina Primroses and their later Prima Belarina Primroses with larger flowers. Their sumptuous double blooms come at a time of year when most plants have retreated beneath the soil in hibernation. Each of their blooms are like a[…]
The Importance Of Spring Bulbs To Bees
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Bulbs, Container gardening, Gardening for beginners, Ornamental gardening, Spring, Wildlife Gardening Aug 17, 2021
You may have heard many people talk of how important it is to preserve our population of bees, but why? Well, nearly 85% of food crops for humans are pollinated by bees. Many cattle fodder crops are also pollinated by bees. The plants they pollinate also create food and shelter for other wildlife. It is[…]
Plantaholic’s Choice – Primrose ‘Everlast’
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Autumn, Container gardening, New plants, Ornamental gardening, Plantaholics choice, Spring, Winter Aug 03, 2021
This, at first glance, may look like our gorgeous native Primrose, but don’t be fooled. This is the superhero of Primrose breeding. A supercharged version that has been released to the market in recent years and is set to take the gardening world by storm. Primrose Everlast retains the beautiful soft yellow blooms of the[…]
Plantaholic’s Choice – Handsome Hyacinth Collections For Your Garden
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Bulbs, Container gardening, Cut flowers, Fragrant plants, Ornamental gardening, Plantaholics choice, Spring Jul 27, 2021
Hyacinths are often thought of as a houseplant for indoor colour from Christmas onwards. Whilst these forced arrangements can provide welcome decoration during a time when there is little garden colour, we must not forget the joy of Hyacinths in the garden, both in borders and containers. These beautiful bulbs burst up through the soil[…]
Plantaholic’s Choice – Rose ‘Zepeti’
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Container gardening, Fragrant plants, New plants, Ornamental gardening, Plantaholics choice, Roses Jul 20, 2021
Famous rose breeders Meilland have really come up trumps this time with a truly innovative creation. Rose Zepeti is the kind of plant that is a workaholic to earn it’s place in our gardens, with it’s vivid red semi-double blooms. Below are some of the reasons why I think it deserves a spot in your[…]
How To Grow Turnips For Their Tops
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Container gardening, Fruit and veg gardening Jul 06, 2021
Many of us know turnips for their roots, but how many of us know that turnips can be grown for their foliage known as turnip tops or turnip greens? These delicious leaves can be used in our cooking in a similar manner to kale. Sowing Turnips can be sown both in the ground and in[…]
Plantaholic’s Choice – Salvia ‘Lips’ Series
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Container gardening, Fragrant plants, Ornamental gardening, Plantaholics choice Jun 29, 2021
For the uninitiated I would like to introduce this astonishing series of Salvias that can bring months of colour to your display. Below are some of the reasons I think they are worthy of a place in all our gardens:- Beautiful two-tone flowers, half white and half coloured. The flowers are colour changing, depending on[…]
Plantaholic’s Choice – Canna Tropicanna Series
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Bulbs, Container gardening, Exotic Plants, Ornamental gardening, Plantaholics choice, Summer Jun 22, 2021
You may have seen Cannas used as central dot plants in council bedding planting. However they are invaluable in the garden for their lush architectural foliage and bright, gladioli-like blooms. Their height and their dramatic, large, banana shaped leaves make them perfect for an exotic, jungle style garden. The Tropicanna series is particularly stunning, with[…]