Garden Centre

Mini Greenhouse and Raised Bed Kit

By Andy (Bristol, UK.)

I should just say that this greenhouse looks as though it is completely surrounding the link a bord raised bed and if you are planning on this then you should forget it as it will not do so. The best that you can hope for is that it will be possible to place it on the top of the raised bed where the poles holding the 4 sides together are situated. And that is fine except that it will not be possible to properly secure it into the ground with the anchors so in even moderate winds it will simply blow across the garden. Probably fine for spring and summer but not suitable for autumn or winter. They are not collapsable in the way that they advertise themselves as being either. I bought 6 in the hope thye would help me overwinter plants and unfortunately for the purpoes I bought them I think I wasted my money.

Andy.
http://www.andysgardeningblog.co.uk/

Square Fireplace

By Julia (UK)

We found this only produced smoke and very little heat, it just never worked.

CISTUS ladanifer

By hugo66 [member]

Readily grows in English Gardens North or South of the Scottish border to five feet or so. The leaves are long and oval in shape and in hot weather exude a sticky gum (Labdanum) as used in the Perfume Industry and used in incenses. To stop the plant becoming leggy, cut out six inches of the leader so that it becomes bushy. The flowers are white and may be two inches to three inches across (in Spain). it has around five reddish-brown dots on the petls looking a little like a five-pointed star. The flowers have hardly any smell, but the gum or resin on the leaves is odoriferous and as the temperature increases - so does its scent from the gum. I have two plants and so far, has had all kinds of weather and wind flung at them and they've come through with little or no affect at all when temperatures have plummeted at night in Northumberland.

star jasmine

By Lin (Spain)

Just purchase two trachelospermun jazminoide to grow against mesh fence to placed into ground for our garden in Mucia, Spain. Recommended by garden centre for evergreen, hardy and perfume. Will keep you posted.

sea holly

By hillsider [member]

I love the sea holly, I have one in my garden at my holiday home by the coast and one in my garden at home high up in the Pennines, they both do well all year round and are stunning from July to September when they turn a beautiful blue. Neither needs much care although I am not sure what to do with them in the winter but reading various documents I believe I just leave them until March but if anybody has any advice it would be gratefully received.