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POISONOUS PLANTS
CLICK HERE FOR THE 'GARDEN OF EADEN' SEED SHOPBy featured author CHRIS SWEENEY Over millions of years, plants have developed some crafty ways to fend off hungry animals. Deadly neurotoxins, thorns...
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WHAT IS RHUBARB?
CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW 'GARDEN OF EADEN’ WEBSITE AND SEED SHOP. Cast an eye over any traditional allotment and you will see numerous outcrops of healthy, vigorous rhubarb plants. So well does it grow...
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WHAT IS THE WORLD' MOST POISONOUS FISH?
CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW 'GARDEN OF EADEN' WEBSITE AND SEED SHOP Sharks apart, the majority of fish species that can be a danger to humans are neither particularly aggressive or see humans as a potential...
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THE BLACK ROSE
Rose 'Black Baccara'CLICK HERE FOR THE 'GARDEN OF EADEN’ SEED SHOP. If I am being completely honest there is no such thing as a black rose. However, there are a few cultivated varieties that have taken...
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HOW TO GROW CUCUMBERS
WANT TO BUY CUCMBER SEED? CLICK HERE FOR THE 'GARDEN OF EADEN' SEED SHOP The cucumber has become a mainstay of the British salad, and in fact what could be more English or refined than a freshly cut...
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HOW TO GROW BROAD BEANS
CLICK HERE FOR THE 'GARDEN OF EADEN' SEED SHOP Broad beans may well be a popular 'school dinner'serving - and as such hated by so many of us, but they are so much more than that. Not only are they...
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HOW TO TURF A LAWN
CLICK HERE FOR THE 'GARDEN OF EADEN' SEED SHOP Even before you consider laying a lawn, the ground will need to be suitably prepared so before you continue with this article, I will refer you to the...
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IS A KOALA A BEAR?
CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW 'GARDEN OF EADEN WEBSITE' AND SEED SHOP Known as the Australian teddy bear, English-speaking settlers from the late 18th century first called the 'Koala' a koala bear due to its...
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THE NAKED MOLE RAT
CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW 'GARDEN OF EADEN WEBSITE' AND SEED SHOP The north African Sahara desert is home to one of the worlds strangest animals. Below ground, and in stark contrast to the extremes of...
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HOW TO GROW CARROTS
WANT TO BUY CARROT SEED? CLICK HERE FOR THE 'GARDEN OF EADEN' SEED SHOP. Although carrots have a huge 'English' heritage to them, they are actually a domesticated form of the wild carrot Daucus carota,...
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HOW TO GROW CHILLIES
Want to buy Chilli pepper seeds? Click here to view seed shop. Go back 20 years years and all you would be able to find in supermarkets from the pepper family would be a couple of colours of sweet...
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THE BOSTON TEA PARTY
CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW 'GARDEN OF EADEN’ WEBSITE AND SEED SHOPAccording to featured author Phil Mason The 'Boston Tea Party' was a protest in 1773 against British taxation without representation on the...
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HOW TO GROW BROCCOLI
CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW 'GARDEN OF EADEN' WEBSITE AND 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...
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AMAZING TREE FACTS
CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW 'GARDEN OF EADEN' WEBSITE AND SEED SHOPTrees can be so plentiful and commonplace that they may seem ordinary and boring, but the world of trees is surprisingly bizarre and...
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HOW TO GROW POTATOES
CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW 'GARDEN OF EADEN’ WEBSITE AND SEED SHOP.Potatoes are without doubt one of the simplest crops to grow. The trouble is that there are so many different varieties to choose from and...
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WHO WAS WYATT EARP?
CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW 'GARDEN OF EADEN WEBSITE' AND SEED SHOP Take a small step back into American history, and you will be inundated with colourful and heroic stories about the old Wild West. Names...
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HOW TO GROW PARSNIPS
WANT TO BUY PARSNIP SEED? CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW 'GARDEN OF EADEN’ SEED SHOP. I have to honest and say that for most of my life I wasn't a big fan of parsnips. In fact, I will go further - as a child I...
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ARE JELLYFISH FISH?
CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW 'GARDEN OF EADEN WEBSITE' AND SEED SHOP I have to honest and say that I am surprised that this question is even being asked. While it is true that the compound word 'Jellyfish'...
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WHERE IS THE NILE?
CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW 'GARDEN OF EADEN WEBSITE' AND SEED SHOP The Nile is one of the longest rivers on the planet and steeped in over 4000 years of history and sophisticated culture. Forever...
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WHERE IS THE SOURCE OF THE NILE?
CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW 'GARDEN OF EADEN WEBSITE' AND SEED SHOP Europeans began to learn about the origins of the Nile in the 15th and 16th centuries, when travellers to Ethiopia visited Lake Tana and...
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