The best way to plan a garden is to have interest and contrast all year round. This combination offers exactly that!
LOROPETALUM 'PLUM GORGEOUS' Plum Gorgeous is a dramatic look, as it retains its rich foliage colour year round giving contrast to greenery at mid level in the garden. The deepest, darkest coloured foliage found amongst the Loropetalums, growing to 1.5m. With vivid deep raspberry coloured, tasseled flowers, it offers an interesting floral display during spring and Autumn. With a naturally dense, domed habit, it is easy to grow with minimal maintenance.
HYDRANGEA 'MAGIC REVOLUTION PINK' Magical Revolution is a game-changer that breaks all the rules: a revolution indoors and out. A revolution for gardeners and home decorators, bringing garden beauty into the home. Flowering continuously for up to 150 days with a magical colour transformation from pastel pink or blue through to deep burgundy, this is a plant that really performs – indoors for a moment and in the garden for a lifetime. A living bunch of flowers, perfect on the kitchen bench and will outlast any cut flowers by months. Ideal for planting outside, Hydrangea ‘Magical Revolution’ has improved resistance to sun, frost, rain and all the elements.
I have one each side of my front door and they have been in flower since September and still going!
ANEMONE 'DAINTY SWAN' Pretty 'Wind Flowers' dance in the breeze and are ideal for difficult, low light areas such as beneath trees, under awnings, along shaded paths or garden borders. Dainty Swan is a compact varieties suitable for containers as well as garden borders.
Great effect when mass planted or mixed with others in the Dainty Anemone collection.
Low water requirements once established - occasional long soaks during extended periods of heat is recommended. Prefers a rich but well draining soil. No pruning generally required other than to tidy old flower stems or leaves.
Feed in spring with slow release fertiliser. Mulch well to retain moisture during dry periods. Frost hardy once established. H 50cm x 40cm
Cosmos 'Cherry Chocolate' is a stunning new cultivar of the beloved Chocolate Cosmos. This lovely form produces purple buds that boasts large fuchsia-pink blooms with bright golden pollen, along with an enticing rich chocolate fragrance. 'Cherry Chocolate' flowers are the largest of any Cosmos atrosanguineus, making it an eye catching form and a delight in the garden.
Beloved for their heart-shaped leaves and vibrant flowers, cyclamen thrive in diverse environments and bloom during autumn and winter. These resilient plants add elegance to any garden or indoor spaces, making them them an ideal choice for any gardener.
Ferns are popular plants for both the garden and indoors. They can be broadly divided into tropicla and temperate species and a variety of colour and leaf forms occur.
Cheilanthes Myriophylla can be grown indoors in bright, indirect or filtered light. Grow outdoors in a partly shaded, protected position in well drained soil.
We have paired this fern with the Vintage Greens Cover pot.
Broccoli likes to grow fast, is a hungry feeder and can be liquid feed with Maxicrop seaweed fertiliser and needs regular watering. Also watch out for hungry green caterpillars!
Broccoli is ready to harvest in 10-12 weeks from planting so for winter harvest, plant in late summer or EARLY autumn. Yes, we know it seems so early but it needs to be done or you’ll have to wait until spring to be eating them. For spring harvest, plant mid-autumn – early winter. You can also plant again in late winter – early spring for early summer harvest.
Choose a spot to plant in full sun that hasn’t had Brassicas (Cauliflower, Cabbage, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts) planted in it the year before. Sprinkle some garden lime on top, tip a heap of organic composton then dig it all in, just make sure the manure is blended thoroughly before planting.
Keep well watered, stick your finger in to see if the soil is dry or not. Every 2-3 days in the autumn / winter should be just about right. Liquid feed or side dress with manure or organic fertiliser regularly.
While the weather is mild, the green caterpillars of the white cabbage moth are still out and about. They adore broccoli and can devour seedlings overnight so control this pest by inspecting the undersides of leaves regularly for the little yellow pointed eggs and squash them with your nail onto the leaf. Also, look out for chewed leaves and little dark green ‘balls’ which is caterpillar poo. That’ll help you find the caterpillars, they like to hide along the mid rib on the underside of the leaf. Squash them onto the leaf too, (gently fold the leaf over it and squish. Alterantively you can usetomato & vegetable dust and lightly dust like dusting a cake.
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