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CLICK HERE FOR THE 'GARDEN OF EADEN’ SEED SHOP If you are looking to create a tropical effect garden, or just want an impressive, flowering specimen plant to adorn your garden, you will be hard pushed...
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CLICK HERE FOR THE 'GARDEN OF EADEN' SEED SHOP Broccoli isn't every ones favourite vegetable but there is no denying that it's packed with health promoting nutrients. And besides, if you are bored...
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CLICK HERE FOR THE 'GARDEN OF EADEN' SEED SHOP Broccoli isn't every ones favourite vegetable but there is no denying that it's packed with health promoting nutrients. And besides, if you are bored...
View ArticleHOW TO GROW PROTEA
Image credit michelle-armstrong http://fineartamerica.com/CLICK HERE FOR THE 'GARDEN OF EADEN' SEED SHOP Proteas are often seen as temperamental and difficult plants to grow, but the truth is that they...
View ArticleHOW TO GROW THE JADE VINE
Image credit - http://drawnassociation.net/CLICK HERE FOR THE 'GARDEN OF EADEN' SEED SHOP The jade vine - Strongylodon macrobotrys originates from the tropical rainforests of the Philippines, a...
View ArticleTHE GUT - BRAIN CONNECTION
Have you ever had a gut-wrenching experience? Do certain situations make you feel nauseous? Have you ever felt 'butterflies' in your stomach? These expressions are used for a reason. As many of us are...
View ArticleWHAT MAKE A DIET GOOD, WHAT MAKE A DIET BAD?
Ecstatic because you lost 20 pounds in a month, and all it took was denying yourself necessary, nutrient-packed foods? Maybe you spent the past four weeks eating only baby food, guzzling grapefruit...
View ArticleHOW TO GROW RUDBEKIA
CLICK HERE FOR THE 'GARDEN OF EADEN' SEED SHOP The Cone flower - Rudbekia species, is one of the late summers great flowering plant families. At a time of year when most plants are spending their time...
View ArticleRAFFLESIA ARNOLDII
CLICK HERE FOR THE 'GARDEN OF EADEN' SEED SHOP Rafflesia arnoldii and , the Titan Arum is technically a flowering organ partly made from clusters of many flowers so if you want to be pedantic about...
View ArticleFRITILLARIA PERSICA
Image credit - http://www.suttons.co.uk/CLICK HERE FOR THE 'GARDEN OF EADEN' SEED SHOP The Fritillaria family has some of the worlds most gorgeous looking flowering plants and Fritillaria persica is no...
View ArticleTHE WORLD'S LARGEST SEED
Image credit - http://www.seychellesbookings.com/CLICK HERE FOR THE 'GARDEN OF EADEN' SEED SHOP The world's largest seed is the amazing Coco de Mer, which is French for 'Coconut of the Sea". It the...
View ArticleCROCUS 'ORANGE MONARCH'
Image credit - http://highergroundgardens.com/CLICK HERE FOR THE 'GARDEN OF EADEN' SEED SHOP The crocus 'Orange Monarch' is lauded as the world's only truly orange crocus. But how orange is it? Well...
View ArticleHOW TO GROW CROCUS
Image credit - http://highergroundgardens.com/CLICK HERE FOR THE 'GARDEN OF EADEN' SEED SHOP One of the undeniable jewels of early spring are the plants of the crocus family. And it is a miracle that...
View ArticleHOW TO GROW THE BLUE ORCHID
CLICK HERE FOR THE 'GARDEN OF EADEN' SEED SHOP The stunning blue orchid - Vanda coerulea, is a native to southeast Asia where it grows at elevations ranging from 2500 to 4000 feet in the Himalayan...
View ArticleVERBENA BONARIENSIS
Image credit - http://mistlefield.blogspot.co.uk/CLICK HERE FOR THE 'GARDEN OF EADEN' SEED SHOP The Verbena bonariensis is an autumnal God-send, and I mean that for two specific reasons. It comes in to...
View ArticleTHE SNOWDROP 'GRUMPY'
Image credit - http://www.judyssnowdrops.co.uk/CLICK HERE FOR THE 'GARDEN OF EADEN' SEED SHOP There are 20 species of wild snowdrops in the world, with more than 2,000 cultivated varieties. However...
View ArticleLOBELIA 'Queen Victoria'
CLICK HERE FOR THE 'GARDEN OF EADEN’ SEED SHOP Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria' is a plant that has stuck with me for years. Mainly because it was the first plant recommendation from the man who...
View ArticleTHE COCO de MER - Lodoicea maldivica
Image credit - http://www.seychellesbookings.com/CLICK HERE FOR THE 'GARDEN OF EADEN' SEED SHOP The amazing Coco de Mer, which is French for 'Coconut of the Sea', is truly one of natures great wonders....
View ArticleWHAT IS THE WORLD'S HARDIEST PASSION FLOWER?
Image credit - http://yhsgarden.wordpress.com/CLICK HERE FOR THE 'GARDEN OF EADEN' SEED SHOP Contrary to what you may think by walking around your local plant retailer, passiflora caerulea is not the...
View ArticleCOLEUS 'Palisandra'
WANT TO BUY COLEUS SEED? THEN CLICK HERE FOR THE 'GARDEN OF EADEN' SEED SHOPColeus 'Palisandra' is a gorgeous heirloom cultivar that was a favorite during the 'Coleus craze' of the late Victorian era....
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