iPlantsmanJun 7, 20203 minThought for today - Blog Post 7.6.2020 RegretRegret over food standards dropping with low quality imports being allowed soon and not owning chickens!
iPlantsmanJun 1, 20202 minThought for today - Blog Post 1/6/20 Plant MomentsThe magical quality of Plant Moments are what separate plants from all other garden construction materials.
iPlantsmanMay 27, 20202 minThought for today - Blog Post 27/05/2020 GYOGrow Your Own, eat and drink it. The best you’ll ever eat, but think differently about what to plant.
iPlantsmanMay 26, 20202 minThought for today - Blog Post 26/05/2020 Happy accidents I’m a lazy gardener. I hate weeding and always have. I now pretend that this is because I am experimenting with wildflowers and selfseeded
iPlantsmanMay 25, 20202 minThought for today - Blog Post 25/05/2020 Garden GamesFinding the balance between your perfect garden and one that suits your kids can be difficult!
iPlantsmanMay 24, 20202 minThought for today - Blog Post 24/05/2020Small-leaved, small -flowered, ground-hugging plants are interesting me most at the moment.
iPlantsmanMay 23, 20202 minThought for today - Blog Post 23/05/2020I’m at war with slugs and snails for eating my Parochetus communis!
iPlantsmanMay 22, 20201 minThought for today - Blog Post 22/05/2020Looking out of my office window I have had the long, new stems of a white-flowered Buddleja davidii that I bred a few years ago whip backwar
iPlantsmanMay 21, 20201 minThought for today - Blog post 21/05/2020Pyracantha coccinea flower buds are such a perfect plant moment.
iPlantsmanMay 20, 20201 minThought for today - Blog Post 20/05/2020Thinking about temperature change affecting plant growth and the tendrils of Cobaea scandens.
iPlantsmanMay 13, 20202 minPlant Nomenclature - A simple guide to Bi-species and Bi-generic hybrids.A simple explanation on how Bi-specific and Bi-generic hybrids are created and how to read and write them.
iPlantsmanMay 11, 20207 minA beginner's guide to understanding Botanical Latin - ColoursA beginner's guide to Botanical Latin, especially focusing on Colour.
iPlantsmanMay 6, 20202 minAlternative Plant of the Moment - Early May 2020With all the wonderful plants looking good at the moment, let us not forget the value of plants grown primarily for their foliage.
iPlantsmanApr 23, 20204 minThe Value of Fungithere are many fungi species that greatly strengthen plants, forming symbiotic relationships with them to aid root development...
iPlantsmanApr 15, 20203 minAlternative Plant of the Moment - Mid-April 2020Alternative Plant of the Moment - Mid-April 2020 - The Early-Purple Orchid
iPlantsmanMar 1, 20202 minAlternative Plant of the Moment End February 2020Alternative Plant of the Moment - End February 2020 - Here is excellent alternative plant choice for late February through to March.
iPlantsmanFeb 27, 20205 minTop 5 Tender Climbing Plants To Grow From SeedTop 5 Tender Climbing Plants to Grow from Seed for Temperate Gardens. UK.
iPlantsmanFeb 11, 20203 minAlternative Plant of the Moment; Early February 2020An unusual choice for a plant of the moment. You may or may not agree, but one thing is for sure, you will have an opinion on this plant!
iPlantsmanFeb 3, 20202 minGagea lutea: A bulb we should see more of in gardens.The wonderful bulb of Gagea lutea, the Yellow Star of Bethlehem. A fantastic plant we should see and grow more often.
iPlantsmanJan 30, 20207 minVariegated Climbing PlantsA guide to Variegated Climbing Plants suitable for growing in the UK.