Flowers are produced in several different ways and this has an important impact on pruning. Some species produce flowers on the current season’s growth, such as many buddleia or garden roses. In these hard pruning in the spring encourages a period of vigorous growth, leading to larger clusters of flowers. Other plants only produce them on growth made in the previous year. Many shrub and species roses produce them in this way, if they are cut back severely in the spring, there will be no crop of flowers that year.
Fruits …

If you understand a little about the nature of plants, you can enjoy them more, look after their nutrition, and control pests and weeds, with more confidence.
Plant nutrition
The essential difference between plants and animals is that plants are able to make their own food from raw materials, while animals can only eat either plants or other animals.
In making their food, plants use carbon dioxide, water and sunlight to make sugars, by the process called photosynthesis. Sun­light is trapped by the chlorophyll in the leaves – the substance that makes leaves …

Lawns – turf or seed
There are advantages and disadvantages to turfing and seeding and it would be wrong to advise ones preference. To a certain extent price is an important consideration. Seeding is certainly cheaper. Turf is variable in quality and price, the best being a specialist seeded turf such as ‘Fescue’ or Bermuda’, which is itself sold in a number of grades. The next is good quality or special meadow turf and at the lower end, standard meadow turf.
If you want a good lawn without coarse grasses you should …

Have you ever been to someone’s front garden and thought, ‘What on Earth were these people thinking, when they chose those plants?’ The ‘blend’ of plants in some people’s yards can be overwhelming, crazy, and all over the place. Undoubtedly, variety is the way to go when it comes to plants selection. But then, one has to remember that it’s not pleasing to have a random mix of plants in the garden. You need to create a theme, color scheme, and have a mix contrasting plants. This is how you …

Anyone who has created their own garden plan knows about the joy that one feels, when the garden is finally completed. You then realize that all the effort you have put into creating your unique garden space is totally worth it. Here are a few tips, which will help you create your very own unique garden plan.
1. How do you plan to use your garden space?
Think about; why you need a garden and how do you plan to use it. Who else would want to spend time in the garden? …

If you want to have a beautiful, low-maintenance walkthrough garden; opt for a natural one. Natural gardens have a soothing effect, yet don’t need too much hard work. In your natural garden, you can include a garden pond, a small lava-rock waterfall or a fountain. This will create a wonderful ambience and it also provides humidity, which is required for the proper growth of flora.
Create a butterfly garden
Create a beautiful, colorful butterfly-garden, by staggering groups of wild as well as cultivated plants. Not all of these gossamer winged creatures …