Passiflora caerulea, also known as Passionflower, is a semi-tropical flowering and fruiting plant that brings some of the most unique flowers to your garden. With regular pruning, you can promote even thicker stems, increase flowers, and subsequently increase fruit production which is a nice late feature on its own. Trimming your shoots while they are growing will help them to remain in a specific area rather than taking over the entirety of your garden because…
Creating a hedgehog friendly garden Hedgehogs are one of the best animals to bring into your garden because they will consume pests like slugs so that you don’t have to, plus there adorable and don’t do any harm. They give a helping hand to your garden but how can you attract them so that they show up regularly? Make it easier for them to get into your garden in the first place Give them access.…
It is incredibly difficult to keep plants flourishing, a task made all the more difficult when you have to worry about slugs and snails. Slugs are not only annoying but they are also incredibly destructive and will eat through all of your Hosta leaves very quickly, within a night they can really cause significant damage. Slugs prefer damp, dark areas and they need moisture to survive so if you live in an area with a…
Jasmine is a woody climber that produces flowers in the summer or the winter depending on the variety you choose. Winter flowering jasmine such as the Jasminum nudiflorum produces stunning yellow flowers through winter and spring while the summer flowering varieties, such as Jasminum officinale with its white flowers and beesianum with its red flowers, produce stunning and often scented flowers in summer. When planting it is best to do it in the spring or…
There are two main types of Jasmine plants when it comes to the hardy outdoor varieties. With the Jasminum officinale being a summer flowering variety and the Jasminum nudiflorum being a winter flowering variety. The key here is to prune at the correct time of year to ensure you don’t remove the flowering growth for the following year. When you should prune Jasmine and why As a rough guide, Jasmine that flower in the summer…
