How to grow & keep your sweet peas flowering all summer long
A guide to growing and retaining your sweet pea flowers all summer long
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How to grow & care for Rudbeckia (Coneflowers)
Jac Semmlers’ guide to growing and caring for Rudbeckia. Includes planting partners for Rudbeckia Hirta, Rudbeckia laciniata & Rudbeckia maxima.
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Salvias | The ultimate guide to growing salvia plants
Everything you need to know about salvias — how to grow and care for them, how to propagate, different salvia types, and their varied blooming times.
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Plant profile | Rengarenga (Arthropodium cirratum)
Peter Langlands’ guide to one of New Zealand’s unique native plants - Rengarenga.
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Growing Potatoes: How to Plant, Grow & Harvest Potatoes
We’ve put together a potato growing guide with essential steps and know-how to successfully plant, grow and harvest your very own potatoes in your home garden. Let's dig in!
How to Grow & Care for Peonies
PAEONIA (Peony / Peony rose) — A spring flowering staple. The timeless allure of peonies makes them a brilliant choice for your garden. If you follow the right advice, growing peonies should be an easy and rewarding undertaking.
How to Grow & Care for Hellebores (Winter Roses)
HELLEBORE (Lenten or Winter Rose) — A winter-hardy shade perennial that is easy to grow and blooms prolifically late winter to early spring. A must-have in all winter gardens.
How to grow — Verbena Bonariensis
VERBENA BONARIENSIS — A tall airy perennial with long cylindrical stems, sparse leaves and tightly clustered violet flowers. Written by Julia Atkinson-Dunn, Petal Power
How to Grow: Strawberries
Strawberries are super easy to grow and harvest, taking up little space in your garden. They are a ground cover plant and spread rapidly with their runners.
How to Grow: Cane fruit (Raspberries, boysenberries & blackberries)
Raspberries, boysenberries and blackberries are all members of the Rubus family, also referred to as ‘cane fruit’.
How to grow & care for coriander
Arguably the most polarising of herbs. While some are mad about this lemony addition to dishes, others are utterly perturbed by its presence. Whatever your preference, there are a few tricks to growing it successfully through the seasons.
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