Tropical Gardens UK: Exotic Garden Jobs for April
The sun is shining, the birds are singing and if you have done enough research, enough work and spent enough money then your exotic garden may actually showing some ornamental value this early on in...
View ArticleTropical Gardens UK: Exotic Garden April Tour - Arundel Castle Special
Arundel Castle Gardens are a hidden gem of exotic UK gardens and for some bizarre reason is seldom mentioned in the media! However Lorna and I have taken it upon ourselves to showcase this stunning...
View ArticleHow to Plant and Grow Crinum Bulbs - Crinum Powellii, Powell's Swamp Lily
You can't argue that Crinum bulbs produce a spectacular bloom both in its size and in its architecture. So in this video English horticulturist Simon explains his technique for planting the Crinum...
View ArticleHow To Plant and Grow Bare-Root Dahlias
Dahlias can provide one of the best floral displays over the summer and autumn, assuming they are kept dead-headed. However they can prove to be expensive when purchased on bloom. However, by...
View ArticleFive Mistakes To Avoid Planting and Growing Tree Lilies
Tree lilies are arguably the king of all lilies and why wouldn't they be? Massive blooms, impressive heights, hardy and low maintenance it's surprising that more aren't seen as you walk around your...
View ArticleWhy Have My Camellia Flowers Buds Turned Brown - Camellia Flower Blight
Oh my goodness! Spring has arrived, your Camellias are in bloom, then without warning they have been covered in unsightly, ugly brown markings! So what has caused that and is there anything that can be...
View ArticleTropical Gardens UK: Is the World's Most Exotic Fuchsia Winter hardy - F...
There are plenty of half-hardy bedding fuchsias available in the spring but one of the most exotic of all ornamental fuchsias is conspicuously missing. And that is the magnificent Fuchsia boliviana!...
View ArticleWhere is the Best Place to Plant and Grow a Camellia
Camellias are arguably the best of all the early spring flowering shrubs, but they can be quite needy with regards to where they are placed in the garden and that includes being planted in to a large...
View ArticleTropical Gardens UK: Exotic garden Jobs for May
Sunny days and mild nights have finally arrived, albeit with a few hiccups. With this change in the air life is finally flourishing in the garden, with regards to the plants that we want, and the...
View ArticleHow to Plant and Grow Salvia involucrata 'Hadspen'
Salvia involucrata 'Hadspen' is a rarely seen yet absolutely wonderful cultivar that is known for its rather bizarre opening flowerbud! Surprisingly hardy, although it does require a little support for...
View ArticleWhat is Acer Dieback, how to recognise Acer Dieback, How to Treat Acer D...
Step back in time twenty years and there didn't seem to be such as thing as Acer dieback, yet almost everywhere you look now there are usually a few specimens displaying the tell-tale signs of future...
View ArticleFree Tomato Seeds and Plants USA and UK
If you are looking for free tomato seeds or plants you might get lucky with a charitable donation but the chances are that you may have to make it happen yourself. The good news is that this is...
View ArticleTropical Gardens UK: Is the Canary Island Date Palm Cold Winter Hardy -...
The Canary Island Date palm - Phoenix canariensis, is a stunning exotic tree from the Canary Islands and widely planted in the south coast of England. Yet despite reports of it being surprisingly cold...
View ArticleTropical Garden UK: Exotic Garden May Tour
The month of May has finally arrived and the weather definitely feels more spring-like, although the nights are still cool enough to put a stop to a decent period of sustained plant growth. However,...
View ArticleHow to Get Rid of and Kill Scarlet Lily Beetles
The Scarlet Lily Beetle is one of the many scourges that spring brings. So destructive is it that it can reduce a fully grown plant to just stalks and stems in a matter of days! Luckily it is easily...
View ArticleGarden Pest Warning For May
The warm weather of May has brought an abundance of fresh plant growth and with it an explosion of pests breeding as though their very lives depend on it - which of course it does! And while mother...
View ArticleTropical Gardens UK: How to Plant and Grow the Bottlebrush Plant - Call...
The blooms of the bottlebrush plant are as exotic as they come, yet despite originating from the other side of the planet the Bottlebrush - Callistemon citrinus 'Splendens' will grow surprisingly well...
View ArticleTropical Gardens UK: Exotic Garden Jobs for May Update
It seems that summer has arrived with the month of May and with it came loads of work just to keep up with the garden. We published a video earlier on in the month regarding the jobs we hoped to...
View ArticleHow to Grow Giant Sunflowers from Seed Outdoors, Outside - Helianthus gi...
If you have always wanted to grow giant sunflowers for seeds, but thought the were too difficult to do so then I have good news for you. They are no more difficult than regular sunflowers which are as...
View ArticleHow to Prick Out and Transplant Baby Plant Seedlings
There are a number of things that can go wrong when handling seedlings so in this video English horticulturist Simon explains his way to prick out and transplant seedlings grow in an old-school seed...
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