As we're now preparing our roses for a second flush, I thought I'd share a few favourites from our garden, along with some tips about caring for them which seem to work for us - the tests of success being an abundance of flowers and a lack of pests and disease! I'm a great fan … Continue reading Tips for Success with Roses
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Wallflowers – to save or not to save
Last July, amidst plans for year-round colour in the garden (as I'd just got my much hankered after greenhouse), I sowed two varieties of wallflower, 'Blood Red' and 'Ruby Gem', for my hot border. These were planted out as very small young plants at the end of September, along with some white ones I'd grown … Continue reading Wallflowers – to save or not to save