How to take cuttings, the complete guide Taking cuttings is a method that is used to propagate most types of plants and shrubs. It is usually the easiest and quickest way to make more plants from your current stock and fill in any gaps in the garden. If you have friends that have plants that you like then this is also an easy way to get your own at an affordable cost. They also make…
How to take a rose cutting Rose cuttings are very easy to take but there are a few things you should know first. Most roses you buy from garden centres and nurseries are grown on a rootstock. What this means is that they get the root from a hardy rose variety (the stock) that are specially grown for the rootstock. They then graft 2 or 3 shoots from the rose they want to grow onto the…
Small Evergreen Shrubs that offer ‘Year Round Interest’ Evergreen shrubs, for anyone who is not familiar with the term, is a plant that does not drop their leaves for the winter like ‘deciduous’ plants (plants that drop their leaves for winter) do. This means, that with some careful consideration, you can plant a garden that has all year round interest and evergreen plants, in particular, are good for all year round colour. Evergreen plants that are…
Viburnum carlesii (Koreanspice) deciduous spice This shrub is yet another outstanding variety of Viburnum. The ‘carlesii’ is a medium-sized shrub, reaching sizes of approximately 180cm (6ft) makes it ideal for small and larger gardens alike. Dark-green lobed foliage appears in the spring and this is a coppery-orange colour when young, alongside this, are red buds that open up into highly scented, beautiful, pale pink, snowball-shaped flowers. In autumn you will be delighted with another show of…
Viburnum opulus – Snowball Shrub This stunning shrub is also known as a ‘Snowball Bush’ due to the elegant, light green and snowball-shaped flowers that appear around April to May, which then fade to an eye-catching white colour as they mature. The flowers are also loved by florists because they work well in bouquets and last when used in flower displays. The snowball-shaped flowers (that are sometimes fragrant) then fade and finish before bright red…
