Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Mild Weather, Compost And Grow Your Own Gnome
"Mild Weather Tricks Plants To Thinking Spring Has Arrived" is a headline I saw recently and is certainly true for my garden. In December there were only a few frosty nights and January so far is mild and wet. The camellias have clearly decided that spring is here. The first flower appeared a few
Thursday, 22 December 2011
Christmas Trees And An Excellent 2012
Garden Supplies News has been neglected of late because my wife and I took a two week vacation to India. After two weeks of warmth and sunshine we returned to a cold and dreary climate and promptly caught colds which we are desperately drying to shake off before we go to stay with our family for
Monday, 28 November 2011
Choosing A Christmas Tree
Choosing a Christmas tree can be quite an emotive matter. I found an interesting article the other day which set out to prove that buying a live tree was greener than an artificial alternative which can last for several years, but was distracted by other matters and now can no longer find it.
Friday, 11 November 2011
Heirloom Vegetables, AirDrop And Colorful Winterscapes
Everyone loves lists so I'm told. I've found this list of 20 Heirloom Vegetables complete with descriptions and full color pictures. But before setting out her list Christine Vrey, the author, reveals that half the vegetables she thought were vegetables are in fact classified as fruit. So such com
Friday, 28 October 2011
Earthworms, Ghosts And The Garden Rug
However enthusiastic a gardener you are, you will surely welcome ideas to make routine tasks easier. For instance who wants to engage in double digging when the same effect can be achieved without all that physical effort. Horticulturist Felder Rushing is firmly of this opinion and has, as he puts i
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
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