Beattie's Favourites

Clematis - prune or not?

Some members were concerned about the thorny subject of Clematis pruning...which,...

5 Jun, 2009
Spritzhenry

It's a wonder how you DARE !

Tiny snowdrop, growing there ... It's a wonder how you dare ! Flowering so pert...

17 Feb, 2010
Terratoonie

Our little Garden Pond*

*I have wanted a garden pond for some time now and although Harry was'nt keen he...

15 May, 2010
Pansypotter

How to get more planting space!

First-decide that the path that stops half-way to the gate should continue all the...

22 May, 2010
Spritzhenry

Growing by the Moon in July

It is tempting to think that you don’t need to keep sowing crops in July but to keep...

3 Jul, 2010
Moon_grower

Taking cuttings

I have been a nurseryman on and off for 22 years . I was a manager in charge of...

26 Sep, 2010
Anchorman

Cambridge Botanical Gardens (Compost Corner) 3

Cambridge Botanical Gardens (Compost Corner) 3 Liquid Compost Comfrey & Nettles...

19 Nov, 2010
Balcony

Plants with a very long flowering season

Over the years I’ve been asked by my customers and other people on gardening forums...

20 Nov, 2010
Anchorman

Awesome wonder

There is a poem: I think that I shall never see, a thing so lovely as a tree: that...

7 Dec, 2010
Stickitoffee

A New Year and a New Outlook

For the past two years my hubby and I have been preparing to sell our city home and...

27 Jan, 2011
Lori