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Fatsia Spider’s Web

An excellent greenhouse or conservatory foliage plant this much improved once rare variety has recently become more widely available. The original plain green Fatsia japonica has long been useful as a decorative foliage plant for shady cool positions and has proved just hardy enough to go outside in summer or even permanently in sheltered courtyards […]

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Preparing your Greenhouse for autumn

September began with rainfall in many areas filling up our water butts with the most precious commodity in the world and a welcome relief to all gardeners. It is the time of year when you reap the reward for your labours, with tomatoes, aubergines and peppers ripening rapidly. Begin removing individual leaves around aubergines, peppers […]