Seed Collection an Avid Gardener’s Second Career.
There is something quite magically about collecting your own seeds!
germinating seeds
Handpicked Sweet Peppers and Hot Chillies for lasting colour and spice.
Hot, Spicy Chillies and sweet peppers make a multi-functional addition to your vegetable seed collection. Sweet peppers add a nice crunch to fresh garden salads. […]
How to Sow and Grow – A Head Gardener’s Guide to Germinating Perennials from Seed
Growing new plants from seed can be extremely rewarding, especially if you have collected the seeds yourself or been gifted them from a neighbour’s garden […]
Grow Tomatoes Summer Long Juicy Fruits in a Rainbow of Colors.
Everyone loves Tomatoes, well almost! Did you know that Tomatoes are one of the top three largest crops grown the world over? So it’s hardly surprising […]
Campanula takesmania Alba – A Growers Guide.
I love adding new and exciting Campanula to my perennial Garden borders. In almost every garden I have designed and created I include several different […]
Eryngium planum – A thistle lovers seed growers guide.
It takes 5-10 years for a garden to establish and much longer if your garden design includes a canopy of trees. Growing your own plants […]
Clianthus puniceus – Flamingo Pink – Parrots Beak – Lobster Claw
Parrots Bill or Lobster claw may sound like an unusual name for a climber, that is until you see the claw like, Flamingo Pink, flowers […]
Natures Autumn Seed Bounty – Seed Dispersal Natures Way.
Nature employs several methods for seed distribution during the Autumn months. It’s not unusual to hear the popping or cracking of crisp dry seed pods […]
Make room for Astrantia major involucrata “Shaggy” for masses of star like flowers in July
I fell in love with a whole range of Astrantia during my caretaker role as Estate manager for a prestigious London country estate. Durable and […]
