April - The Fuchsias that were cut back and over wintered in a cold greenhouse are now potted up and shooting nicely. I like to pinch out the tops when each shoot has 3 or 4 sets of leaves. Then pinch out again when more new shoots grow.This gives a lovely bushy plant. Use the tops for cuttings. It doesn't matter if they are small. Have a gin and … [Read more...] about Helen’s Gin & Tonic Cuttings
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Planting a Drought Resistant Garden
These details can be found on the Royal Horticultural Society’s website: http://www.rhs.org.uk/ As climate change presents us with the challenge of gardening with less water, choosing plants to suit our growing conditions becomes paramount. Making our gardens more resistant to drought is not necessarily about digging them up and starting again, but thinking about … [Read more...] about Planting a Drought Resistant Garden
