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When potting up young plug plants into cell trays or small pots ,watering will be essential to keep these plants – and indeed, any young seedlings growing strong over the next few months. [...]

A Great additive for Seed Sowing When you are sowing seeds, the instructions on some seed packets will tell you that some seeds need to be covered over with seed compost before germination will [...]

General recommendations:   TREES Acer – Sycamore varieties Ilex – Most varieties Aesculus – Most varieties Laburnum Alnus Alder Malus – Crab apple Betula – [...]

General recommendations Berberis – Deciduous Acer pseudoplatanus Cupressocyparis leylanii Arundinaria – Many varieties Chamaerops Humilis Arbutus Unedo Cupressus – Many [...]

However, to gardeners and horticulturists, the term ‘Perennial’ refers to plants which are herbaceous in nature, and perennial. Herbaceous plants, unlike trees and shrubs, produce [...]

General recommendations   Betula Papyrifera – Birch, Most varieties Berberis Vulgaris Juniperus Communis Crataegus Monogyna – Thorn Ilex Aquifolium – Holly Pinus Nigra [...]

General recommendations   Aquilegia. Geranium Phaeum hybrids Primula Aruncus Geranium Versicolour Pulmonaria Astilbe Helleborus Smilacina Bergenia Hosta Smyrnium Brunnera Iris Foetidissima [...]

Trees and shrubs recommended for heavy shade. Some of these plants are also good for ground cover.   Azallas Arundinaria- Most varieties Aucuba Japonica – Spotted Laurel Arundinaria [...]

General recommendations   Aucuba Japonica -Nana Rotundifolia Berberis Wilsoniae Buxus Mmicrophylla Calluna Vulgaris Ceprosma Propinqua Cornus Canadensis Cotoneaster – Several [...]

These trees and shrubs are recommended for damp areas: Amelanchier – All varieties Alnus – All varieties Metasequoia Glyptostroboides Arundinaria – Most varieties Clethra Picea [...]