We’re heading into late autumn, and that means peak bulb-planting time. As long as the soil is not frozen, you can plant for ...
The clocks have now gone back, and we have much shorter days to work in our plots. At Driftwood, the big autumn clear-up is well under way ...
While we might all aspire to create prolific planters full of flowering bulbs in the springtime, choosing the wrong bulb ...
The autumn season is a time of shorter days and cooler temperatures. The landscape has been transformed into a palette of ...
Or pop your bulbs to bloom in between shrubs and earlier flowering herbaceous perennials and annuals. If you do this, plant ...
It is well-known that dividing plants is a wonderful and simple way to get more perennial plants for your backyard. Choosing when to split plants is important and can make the difference between ...
The cowslip, also known as Primula veris, is a perennial and a great shade plant for anyone with a darker spot in their garden. Growing only up to 10 inches in height, cowslips put out gorgeous yellow ...
Ornamental onions (also known as allium) also will not be eaten by animals ... Incorporate bulbs into the perennial border in groups of seven to 15 bulbs or more. Consider how you are going ...
Some of the smaller alliums such as the “Purple Sensation” with 4-inch flowers are more reasonably priced than the allium varieties that have dinner plate-sized blooms. Courtesy photo The huge ...