It’s never too early to be planning your garden displays for next spring. Although Tulips should not be planted until the soil is cold in the autumn, some of the bulbs will be delivered in August, and you need to get your orders in before the cream of the crop has all gone. This is[…]
Plantaholic’s Choice – Pick Of The New Tulip Varieties 2023/24
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Bulbs, Container gardening, Cut flowers, Cutting/picking garden, New plants, Ornamental gardening, Plantaholics choice Aug 08, 2023
Plantaholic’s Choice – New Daffodils for 2023/24
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Bulbs, Container gardening, Cut flowers, Cutting/picking garden, New plants, Ornamental gardening, Plantaholics choice, Plants for problem places, Spring Jun 20, 2023
Ensure you receive the cream of the crop and the best varieties, in the top sizes of bulbs to ensure good flowering, by ordering your bulbs now, in advance of others. It is my pleasure to be able to showcase to you the latest breeding in daffodils that you can be growing in your garden. […]
Plantaholic’s Choice – NEW Allium Lucky Balloons
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Bulbs, Container gardening, Cut flowers, Cutting/picking garden, New plants, Ornamental gardening, Plantaholics choice Jun 13, 2023
It may seem slightly odd to be singing the praises of an autumn planting bulb at this time of year when they will not be delivered until the autumn and should not be planted until the colder weather arrives. However, the reasons for doing so are to ensure you think about planting these amazing bulbs[…]
Plantaholic’s Choice – Rose Jennifer Rose Sell
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Fragrant plants, Ornamental gardening, Plantaholics choice, Roses May 02, 2023
When I first laid eyes upon this gorgeous rose I was intrigued by it’s fascinating, intricate petal formation and was compelled to show it to my readers. It is a rose with some enviable attributes as follows:- Lovely shell pink blooms of an unusual form. The flowers are borne in clusters of up to eight[…]
Plantaholic’s Choice – King Charles Coronation Rose
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Fragrant plants, New plants, Ornamental gardening, Plantaholics choice, Plants as gifts, Roses Apr 18, 2023
What better way to celebrate the coronation of King Charles in 2023 for many years to come than to plant a rose in commemoration of the event? This King Charles Coronation Rose has been named in honour of him by the world famous Harkness Roses. And how fitting it is to name a rose for[…]
Plantaholic’s Choice – NEW Azalea Starstyle
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Container gardening, New plants, Ornamental gardening, Plantaholics choice, Shrubs, Spring Apr 05, 2023
This delightful Azalea has taken 18 years to breed. Most of us know the beautiful Azaleas that we see in gardens of historic houses, and there are some beautiful varieties that are very garden-worthy, but Azalea Starstyle is, as with most plants that I try to bring you, just that little bit special[…]
Plantaholic’s Choice – Skyscraper Lilies
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Bulbs, Container gardening, Cut flowers, Fragrant plants, Ornamental gardening, Plantaholics choice, Summer Feb 14, 2023
All lilies are beautiful, but this breeding is all about making them bigger, better and even more beautiful. These resplendent plants tower above other varieties, up to 5-7ft/150-215cm in maturity, looking down on previous varieties. Below I have listed some of their benefits:- Their tall stems (1.25m/4ft in their first year, increasing with age) make[…]
Plantaholic’s Choice – Rose Born Free
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Container gardening, Fragrant plants, Ornamental gardening, Plantaholics choice, Roses Jan 17, 2023
Harkness Roses are one of the great British rose breeders and growers whose business dates as far back as 1879. They have bred many roses of great distinction, including several from which a percentge of the profits are donated to worthy charities at no extra cost to the purchaser. Rose Born Free is a fine[…]
Plantaholic’s Choice – Ferraria Crispa – The Starfish Iris
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Container gardening, Exotic Plants, Fragrant plants, Ornamental gardening, Plantaholics choice Jan 11, 2023
This strange curiosity is still a thing of great beauty to me. Ferraria Crispa’s exotic appearance is not deceiving as it is not hardy in our U.K winters and is therefore best grown in a pot to be moved to more favourable conditions. From the small corms arise fleshy, sword-like leaves in early summer, closely[…]
Plantaholic’s Choice – Jumbo Double Amaryllis (Hippeastrums)
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Christmas gifts, Houseplants, New plants, Ornamental gardening, Plantaholics choice, Winter Aug 30, 2022
When the autumn and winter begin to set in, many of us gardeners retreat inside to tend our houseplants. One of the favourites for Christmas and the new year is of course the Amaryllis, more correctly know as Hippeastrums. I have written before about how to care for these statuesque flower bulbs, and I will[…]