I like those’ they very much they fit in with the ethos here, the jam jars can be returned time and time again for refilling, they are small enough to fit on any table or surface if you don’t have a large enough area for a full vase of flowers...
Explore an exquisite array of flowers with our guide to types of flowers, perfect for elevating the aesthetic appeal of your home garden.
In the landscape, grow torenia in well-draining, moist, organically-rich soil in an area that is partly shady. It’s a good idea to amend the area with aged compost at least a few months ahead of time if your schedule allows. If possible, plant torenia in slightly acidic soil, with a...
Each year the window box on the Potting Shed is filled with foraged finds from the garden. Just going around the garden collecting items for the window box is pure pleasure. Once it is complete, we get to enjoy it all winter long from the kitchen window. Mr. G says of all the garden...
Note:If you are restoring a formerly weedy area, you may need to sow fresh seed every few years for the most color. Most here occur naturally ad were here when we arrived. I have marked those that are*sownevery few years. Rose Clover,Trifolium hirtum,meaning ‘hairy three leaf’ is an...
Behind the hedge on one side was a small field that was often boggy and there was a drainage ditch on the lane side to prevent it flooding. Needless to say it was damp there and generally shady; the perfect place for celandines to thrive. They were the first of the wildlowers to appe...
To keep this gem flourishing, you’ll want to plant it in partly a shaded area with moist, well-drained, acidic to neutral soil. It’ll grow up to nine inches tall and 12 feet wide, so plan accordingly. As far as pests, watch out for horse chestnut scale. But, other than that, ...
its distribution is restricted to the outer districts on both sides of Eyjafjordur in northern Iceland, where snow covers the ground throughout the winter, and also in the area near Lodmundarfjorur in eastern Iceland. Beach Pea (*) ___ in the Legume, or Pea family June Lathyrus japonic...