If you want to have a late summer flowering garden, Japanese Anemones are a great addition. The flowers are held up on wiry stems and can be found in a variety of colours including pink, lavender, and white. You can find single or double flowers, all of which have yellow centres. They’ve been nicknamed the ‘Windflower’ because of how easily they dance in the wind. These particular flowers differ from bulbing Anemones that otherwise bloom…
If you are growing gooseberries, you might have to contend with a few pests or diseases here or there, trying to ruin your harvest. But what do you do when you see the leaves are being eaten? What is the culprit and how do you stop it? Gooseberry Sawfly Gooseberry Sawfly is a pest that brings about a great deal of damage to gooseberries in particular. It is not so much the adult flies, but…
Wildflower meadows are quickly becoming a wonderful alternative to a border in gardens or lawns because they offer of stunning display for months on end and are very easy to maintain. There are many options for the flowers you can cultivate and the best part is that wildflower meadows tend to naturally fill an existing space and offer food and shelter for wildlife including bees, butterflies and other flying insects that so desperately need extra sources…
Wildflower gardens make a wonderful home to flying, winged insects and pollinators, all of whom serve an important ecological purpose. You can create a spectacular wildflower garden with minimal soil preparation. The key is to know ahead of time that wildflowers, while naturally occurring all over the world, are in fact quite fussy about their soil and nutrients. If they do not like the area in which they are growing, they will not perform well.…
If you have a small area like a patio, balcony, or terrace and you want to grow roses, rest assured there are plenty of varieties that thrive in pots and containers. The key to your success is to find a variety that is smaller and match it to the existing space you have, finding a pot or container that is the appropriate depth for the root system. Finding the Container Most of the roses that…
