Currently seeking a good opportunity to get back into Gardening. I have many years experience in garden maintenance and upkeep. I have very good plant propagation skills and ran a successful small nursery for several years. I have a hands on, can do attitude and enjoy increasing my skills and knowledge through practical work. Currently [...]
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Currently seeking a good opportunity to get back into Gardening.
Posted in About Jules, tagged Flowering Perennials., Flowering Plants, Flowering Shrubs, Garden Advice, Garden Care, Gardening, Gardening Tips, Growing Plants, Homes and Gardens, Horticulture, Nature, Ornamental Plants, Perennials, Plants, Propagation, Shrubs on October 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Perennials in the Spotlight:-Acanthus. spinosus
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Flower, Flowering Perennials., Flowering Plants, Flowering Shrubs, Garden Advice, Garden Care, Gardening, Gardening Tips, Growing Plants, Homes and Gardens, Horticulture, Nature, Ornamental Plants, Perennials, Plants, Propagation, Shrubs on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Acanthus. spinosus very large leaves, up to 90cm in length, deeply toothed with long spines at the tips. The flowers are mauve and pink, in summer. Height to 120cm and spread to 60cm. Jules. Best For Plants. Dobies. Garden Center UK Suttons Seeds. Unwins. Raw Garden
Perennials in the Spotlight:-Acanthus. spinosus
Posted in Perennials in the Spotlight (A-E), tagged Flowering Perennials., Flowering Plants, Flowering Shrubs, Garden Advice, Garden Care, Gardening, Gardening Tips, Growing Plants, Homes and Gardens, Horticulture, Nature, Ornamental Plants, Perennials, Plants, Propagation, Shrubs on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Acanthus. spinosus very large leaves, up to 90cm in length, deeply toothed with long spines at the tips. The flowers are mauve and pink, in summer. Height to 120cm and spread to 60cm. Jules.
Perennials in the Spotlight:-Achillea
Posted in Perennials in the Spotlight (A-E), tagged Flowering Shrubs, Garden Advice, Garden Care, Gardening, Gardening Tips, Homes and Gardens, Horticulture, Nature, Perennial plant, Perennials, Plants, Propagation, Shrubs on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Image via Wikipedia Achillea Hardy and evergreen perennials. Tiny blooms form flower heads often closely massed into flat topped clusters. A huge range of varieties to suit most settings in a garden. Varieties:- Achillea ‘Apricot Beauty’ Apricot orange flower heads and it has finely dissected dark green foliage. Height to 80cm and spread to 40cm. [...]
Perennials in the Spotlight:- Acanthus. mollis
Posted in Perennials in the Spotlight (A-E), tagged Acanthus, Flowering Perennials., Flowering Plants, Flowering Shrubs, Garden Advice, Garden Care, Gardening, Gardening Tips, Growing Plants, Homes and Gardens, Horticulture, Nature, Ornamental Plants, Perennials, Plants, Propagation, Shrubs on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Image via Wikipedia Acanthus Hardy perennials grown for handsome foliage, and displays of flowering spikes in summer. Quite a tall plant with the flowering spikes reaching to 1M in some varieties. Acanthus. mollis Perhaps one of the best known. Deeply cut green leaves which can grow to 60cm. The flowering spikes have clusters of mauve [...]
Perennials in the Spotlight:-Acanthus. mollis
Posted in Perennials in the Spotlight (A-E), tagged Flowering Perennials., Flowering Plants, Flowering Shrubs, Garden Advice, Garden Care, Gardening, Gardening Tips, Growing Plants, Homes and Gardens, Horticulture, Nature, Ornamental Plants, Perennials, Plants, Propagation, Shrubs on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Acanthus Hardy perennials grown for handsome foliage, and displays of flowering spikes in summer. Quite a tall plant with the flowering spikes reaching to 1M in some varieties. Acanthus mollis Perhaps one of the best known. Deeply cut green leaves which can grow to 60cm. The flowering spikes have clusters of mauve and white flowers [...]
Perennials in the Spotlight:-Achillea
Posted in Perennials in the Spotlight (A-E), tagged Flowering Perennials., Flowering Plants, Flowering Shrubs, Garden Advice, Garden Care, Gardening, Gardening Tips, Growing Plants, Homes and Gardens, Horticulture, Nature, Ornamental Plants, Perennials, Plants, Propagation, Shrubs on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Achillea Hardy and evergreen perennials. Tiny blooms form flower heads often closely massed into flat topped clusters. A huge range of varieties to suit most settings in a garden. Varieties:- Achillea ‘Apricot Beauty’ Apricot orange flower heads and it has finely dissected dark green foliage. Height to 80cm and spread to 40cm. Achillea ‘Coronation Gold’ [...]
Shrubs in the Spotlight:-Aucuba japonica.
Posted in Shrubs in the Spotlight (A-E), tagged Flowering Plants, Flowering Shrubs, Garden Advice, Garden Care, Gardening, Gardening Tips, Growing Plants, Homes and Gardens, Horticulture, Nature, Ornamental Plants, Plants, Propagation, Shrubs on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Image via Wikipedia Aucuba japonica An evergreen, laurel like shrub with glossy green leaves and red berries in late summer. Very hardy and seems to grow almost anywhere. The variegated varieties however, need some sunshine to show of the yellow splashes on the leaves. Berries will only form if both male and female plants are [...]
Shrubs in the Spotlight:-Buddleia.
Posted in Shrubs in the Spotlight (A-E), tagged Buddleja, Butterfly, Flowering Plants, Flowering Shrubs, Garden Advice, Garden Care, Gardening, Gardening Tips, Growing Plants, Homes and Gardens, Horticulture, Nature, Ornamental Plants, Plants, Propagation, Shrubs on October 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Image via Wikipedia Buddleia. Very popular shrub, mainly grown for the large flower heads, which are borne in abundance from July to September. The flowers are very attractive to butterflies hence its common name of butterfly bush. Most buddleia’s will benefit from hard pruning, otherwise they can become very leggy and not produce many flowers. [...]
Shrubs in the Spotlight:-Aucuba japonica.
Posted in Shrubs in the Spotlight (A-E), tagged Flowering Plants, Flowering Shrubs, Garden Advice, Garden Care, Gardening, Gardening Tips, Growing Plants, Homes and Gardens, Horticulture, Nature, Ornamental Plants, Plants, Propagation, Shrubs on October 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Aucuba japonica An evergreen, laurel like shrub with glossy green leaves and red berries in late summer. Very hardy and seems to grow almost anywhere. The variegated varieties however, need some sunshine to show of the yellow splashes on the leaves. Berries will only form if both male and female plants are planted close to [...]
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