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Tucked into the corner of my cold greenhouse last winter, my pelargoniums looked at best unassuming, at worst half dead. But the greenhouse actually gave them exactly what they needed, keeping them alive for this precise moment in the year, for high summer, when they burst into glorious flower. I have always loved pelargoniums (often […]
Transplant Aubergines, peppers and chillies into pots one or two sizes larger filled with peat free multipurpose compost with added John Innes, as they grow. Repot when a good root system has developed but before they become pot bound and congested with roots, finally transplanting into 23 cm pots or two per growing bag to […]
Hereâs a challenging greenhouse plant combining delightful perfume, charming almost fern like foliage, usefully catching flies, with another even more macabre habit. Dewy Pine, Drosophyllum lusitanicum, is unique, truly carnivorous, one of THE most effective fly catchers, yet unlike almost all others not a bog plant. Apparently this can also survive passing undergrowth fires, probably […]
In an ever more unpredictable future, weâll need all the intelligence at our disposal to unleash our greenhousesâ growing potential. The sign over the once boarded-up glass doors of our old supermarket read with intent: GrowSilience Community Launch â learn how YOUR greenhouse will help stock THIS place again. All welcome! The store had stuttered […]
Itâs hot. Really hot! Forecasters say that temperatures here in Rhode Island could reach 100oF (38oC) with humidity to match even though summer is just beginning. Fortunately, I live on the coast, so high temperatures inland create a sea breeze that cools our local area outdoors. But inside my greenhouse is a different story. If […]
Jean Vernon shares her favourite herbs for easy and tasty summer recipes. I often think herbs are underrated. Herbs are the top pick of the plants in so many ways. Infused with essential oils, these power plants are royalty in the garden plant hierarchy. And thatâs because they have so many practical uses, from making […]
An excellent greenhouse subject Eucomis comosa has lush green foliage (spotted with purple markings underneath) from which emerge long lasting spires of pretty blooms that grace us for many weeks from mid-summer through till autumn. Not hardy enough for most to risk outdoors this attractive bulb is a close relative of our Hyacinths and Ornithogalum […]
As the spring weather continues to confound, I am thankful that my Hartley greenhouse provides some consistency in climate and growing conditions. Move seedlings from the greenhouse to cold frames or into a sheltered spot for âhardening offâ during the day, bringing them in at night, for ten to fourteen days. Where night temperatures have […]
Most gardens peak in June and I was reminded of the fact when I had to take a sudden detour due to a closed road. There were five of us in the car and it was a glorious June evening and we found ourselves meandering through the villages along the River Windrush towards Burford in […]
Throughout winter my greenhouse played host to many miserable looking specimens, semi-hibernating through the coldest months, but there was one that I am always particularly delighted to see leap back into life come spring. Bright and citrusy, lemon verbena provides perhaps the best scent in the garden – rub the leaves and bring your fingers […]
âWater adds life, movement, and sound,â says Vanca Lumsden. For fourteen years she was the owner of Pondering, an aquatic plant and supply business in Medford, Oregon. She says, âEven plants growing in still water add a whole new dimension to the greenhouse.â Whether itâs a fountain or simply containers where aquatic plants can thrive, […]
Greenhouse? Kitchen garden beds? Ornamental borders? No â you need to look behind the scenes to find the beating heart of your garden. Answer me this: what takes old, fading life and reassembles it anew; brims with life, both macro and micro; offers sanctuary to fleeting, transient life; helps fuel and nurture life from scratch; […]
