Simple gardening guides designed to make growing organic fruit, flowers and vegetables fun. After 40 years of gardening for a living I hope to pass on some of the experience that I picked up along the way.
A catch up on the progress of the home saved cyclamen seed sown back in the summer. Practically pricking out is best left until the Spring time.It is easier to look after a pot or tray of seedlings during the winter months than batches of young plants.
Added: 17/11/2020
Bright yellow daffodils are the colour of spring. You can enjoy them on your balcony, patio or doorstep if you grow them on pots. You can also use the same method with tulips for a later show.
Added: 01/11/2020
You can buy glass hyacinth vases but jam jars are more fun. Selection of hyacinths for growing indoors: 'City of Haarlem'-Bright yellow 'Aiolos' - White 'Delft Blue' - Porcelain blue 'Fondant' - Apple blossom pink 'Jan Bos' - Rose red
Added: 30/10/2020
The short, cold days of Autumn tells that it is time to lift and store away begonias, dahlias and fuchsias.
Added: 23/10/2020
Just as the summer borders begin to fade and the days begin to shorten the Michaelmas Daisies burst into life lighting up the Autumn.
Added: 15/10/2020
Autumn is seed collecting time in the garden. I couldn't resist sowing the seeds of Clematis 'Bill MacKenzie' a tangutica or orange peel type clematis. You can hang on to the seed until Spring if you want but don't let the seeds go waste. Collect them and share them around.
Added: 21/09/2020
The Springtime in Dyffryn Gardens is very, very special time; the Arboretum is planted up with first introductions sent back by Wilson during the early 20th century. They are magnificent specimens now for you t o enjoy. Take a slow walk around the garden and make a promise to visit next Spring(2021) to discover more!
Added: 14/09/2020
After a long cold, wet Spring Summer started off with a long, warm and dry spell putting young crops under stress. This was then followed by a wet season that saved struggling crops helped with a couple of scorching weeks to "fatten" them up. The climax was a massive thunderstorm that ended the heatwave and brought on an early Autumn.
Added: 07/09/2020
Not the large flowering cyclamen pot plants given as presents at Christmas that suffer coping with central heating and overwatering! Hardy cyclamen grow outdoors actually enjoying the cold weather the same time producing masses of small sweetly scented flowers. The corm increases in size each year (means more flowers) and you can save the seeds to produce your own plants.
Added: 05/08/2020
If you want to extend the flowering season. Now is the time to act! Watch now for a guide on how you can keep your garden flowering for longer.
Added: 24/07/2020
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