Don't know G Tomatison -what does it smell like? I have had the peppermint scented plus rose, pine, nutmeg etc but my real favourite was the...
You could also try drying in a low oven, - easier than you think
If it's blackcurrant the leaves will smell something like cat pee!
Always wanted to do this but don't have space. Read about one - built as a dome/ igloo with green willow and hazel, then covered in sacking and...
I agree, sleepers are rather heavy. Scaffold boards are cheap, but are they treated? How long will they last? I have built several raised beds...
I agree it's not C.carpatica - this has more rounded flowers, less star-like and also grows in a compact clump. It is probably C. poscharyskyana...
Just to add to that - it is only an annual Fairly easily grown from seed but needs a bit of heat to get going Great for that 'Tropical garden'...
Are we talking veg plants, bedding or perennials here? It's hard to generalise as different plants need different conditions but there are some...
You can make a wonderful mixed hedge which would give interest for a lot of the year with Forsythia Ceanothus Berberis thunbergia atropurpurea...
And yes jerusalem artichokes do flower especially in a good summer - small sunflower type flowers on stems about 8ft high!
Lemon verbena may be hardy in Portugal but it won't survive a winter here unless planted against a south wall and protected with bubble wrap!...
My Erysimum Bowles Mauve has been in flower for about 11 months non stop Some of the Euphorbias flower for months though for most of this time...
Regular mowing will keep them down - shouldn't be a problem
If you know anyone with Alchemiila in the garden they could probably give you some seedlings - I could give you 100s, whereabouts are you? Being...
I've been fine tuning for years with successional sowing and use of different varieties to try and spread cropping as far as possible but still...
Some of the geraniums ( cranesbills ) do smell - G.macrorrhizum has a strong smell reminiscent of eau de cologne and G. dalmaticum always reminds...
They are very bitter - I once ruined a whole batch of hedgerow jelly with rowan berries. Apparently later in the season they mellow if not...
Nice healthy shoot there. Suckers tend to be pale green and have more leaflets
It's Bryony - a rapid growing climber which can smother other plants. Can be decorative but is poisonous - best to get rid. Trace back the stems...
Just made an insect hotel today with my daughter. It started with an old pallet cut up tp make 4 shelves. These were stacked up on bricks. The...
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