All is good down in the greenhouse today

All is good down in the greenhouse today. Too good. It doesn’t seem right: at this time of year, for the last few years, the greenhouse has been a murky mass of frozen and rotted stems, the door almost frozen … [ Read More ]

Featured Blogger: John Walker

Go green – hug a greenhouse

In a garden near you there’s a greenhouse looking for love – and giving it a new home would make your ‘gardening footprint’ a few sizes smaller. “Will you stop peeping?” Joining me for a walk at this time of year … [ Read More ]

Featured Blogger: Jean Vernon

Pick ‘n’ Mix – When seed catalogues start diving through the door

When the seed catalogues start diving through the letterbox you know spring is nearly here. For the avid gardener and plantaholic there is nothing nicer than settling into a comfy chair surrounded by seed catalogues, botanical reference books and a … [ Read More ]

Featured Blogger: Undercover With Bob Flowerdew

Araujia, the Cruel Plant

A bright sunny greenhouse or conservatory position, preferably with a warm wall, is best for this gorgeous twining evergreen climber, for Araujia sericofera, the Cruel Plant, sulks in shade. I have seen it well grown in a generous hanging basket, … [ Read More ]