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Rosemary makes for a savoury addition to many dishes. It offers a pungent flavour in each of its needle-like leaves and truly is such an effectively grown herb that you can grow rosemary in containers and regularly clip away short pieces of the stem, and as long as you don’t get down to the old wood the Rosemary will continue to grow effectively. With just a little bit of effort, you can have fresh Rosemary…

Rosemary is a perennial shrub but has needle-like leaves growing off each stem and is oven mistaken for Lavender. If allowed (to flower) it will produce blue flowers at the top of each stem which only adds to the beauty and colour provided. A very aromatic herb, it brings with it a delightful flavour and scent perfect for many a cuisine and is commonly used in cooking recipes. Having fresh herbs on hand can make…

If you have an existing Lavender plant you know how truly enchanting they can be, with the sweet fragrances against a backdrop of purple flowers. The only thing better than one Lavender plant is several Lavender plants. With just one successful plant you can take cuttings and propagate additional plants and it’s much easier than you may think. Propagating You are able to effectively propagate Lavender from softwood or hardwood cuttings. The softwood cuttings are…

Lavender is a wonderful herb that offers beautiful purple flowers, heavy fragrance and invites bees and butterflies to your garden. It is incredibly popular when used in its dry form for different potpourri purposes or in sachets and it’s also perfect for cooking recipes too. A native Mediterranean plant, there are plenty of environments where Lavender simply won’t thrive as effectively. In some cases, you might have soil that is simply too dense to support…

Lavender is a very fragrant herb that produces beautiful purple flowers and attracts bees and butterflies like crazy. If you already have Lavender in your garden, be it in the ground or in a pot, you might want to propagate more plants from your existing plant. Most gardeners do that by way of taking cuttings but you can achieve equal success by growing them from seed, it just takes a little more time and patience.…

Never prune a conifer unless you really need to and only lightly trim into new foliage Pruning your conifers incorrectly cannot only damage the appearance of the plant but the health of the tree. To that end, you need to understand how to properly prune and when to prune. Conifers fall into one of two categories, the first of which is called Whorl-Branched and the second is called Non-Whorled or Random Branched. This may seem…

When you are planting conifers in your garden it is, of course, important to make sure you know the best time of year to plant conifers so that they can get as successful a start as possible. You can actually plant them in a container in your garden at any time of year (if needed) with spring probably being the best time. Conifers with a rootball that have been lifted from the ground can be…

Those with smaller gardens can still benefit from the verdant growth of conifers by selecting slow growing dwarf conifers. Small conifers offer the same variety as traditional plants but in a dwarf option that is perfect for small gardens, rockeries and containers. They can also make a great choice for using as a groundcover. Below are 10 of our top recommended dwarf conifers for smaller gardens. 1. Juniperus ‘Old Gold’ One of the more popular…

Conifers are a wonderful option for a close-growing hedge that offers natural privacy, protection against the wind and a beautiful backdrop to your garden. Conifer shrubs and trees can be found in two varieties, the first of which is a container-grown conifer and the second of which is called rootball conifers. The rootball conifers are grown in the ground before being lifted and sacking is placed around the rootball to hold the root system together.…

Conifers are plants that have stems and trunks covered in bark with woody stems. Many are fast-growing but you can also get some dwarf varieties that will grow just a few centimetres per year and make excellent container plants and low-growing groundcover plants. There are plenty of small shrubs and vines that are included in the category of woody stems and conifers are one perfect example. Caring for conifers requires some of the same elements…