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Growing Guide: How to Grow Gypsophila (Baby's Breath)
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Growing Guide: How to Grow Gypsophila (Baby's Breath)

Posted by Mae Georgiou on Feb 28, 2024

Planting Gypsophila, commonly known as Baby's Breath, brings a delicate and airy touch to gardens and floral arrangements with its cloud-like clusters of tiny white flowers. Here's a comprehensive guide...

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Growing Guide: How to Grow Columbines (Aquilegia)
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Growing Guide: How to Grow Columbines (Aquilegia)

Posted by Mae Georgiou on Feb 28, 2024

Aquilegia, also known as Columbine or Grannys Bonnet, are cottage garden favourites! They are easy to grow perennials and are nectar-rich, making them attractive to bumblebees. 

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Growing Guide: How to Grow Cardoon (Artichoke Thistle)
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Growing Guide: How to Grow Cardoon (Artichoke Thistle)

Posted by Mae Georgiou on Feb 28, 2024

Planting Artichoke Thistle, also known as Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus), brings a bold, architectural element to your garden with its striking, silvery-blue foliage and large thistle-like flowers. Here's a comprehensive guide...

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Growing Guide: How to Grow Astrantia (Masterwort)
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Growing Guide: How to Grow Astrantia (Masterwort)

Posted by Mae Georgiou on Feb 28, 2024

Planting Astrantia, or Masterwort, is like adding a sprinkle of starlight to your garden. Their intricate, star-shaped blooms are a real conversation starter, and here's how to grow them.

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Growing Guide: How to Grow Agapanthus (African Lily)
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Growing Guide: How to Grow Agapanthus (African Lily)

Posted by Mae Georgiou on Feb 28, 2024

Agapanthus, also known as African Lily, are stunning and vibrant flowers that can thrive in your gardens. They are easy to grow and relatively pest and disease-resistant. Follow these steps...

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Growing Guide: How to Grow Arisaema (Cobra Lily)

Posted by Louiza Lazarou on Feb 22, 2024

A Step-by-Step Guide   Ready to add some drama to your garden with something out of the ordinary? Let's talk about the Arisaema Cobra Lily. It's not your everyday plant;...

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Growing Guide: How to Grow Sedum (Stonecrop)
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Growing Guide: How to Grow Sedum (Stonecrop)

Posted by Mae Georgiou on Feb 22, 2024

Sedum, commonly known as Stonecrop, stands out as a versatile and robust genus of succulent plants, widely embraced in gardens throughout the UK for its resilience to drought and ease...

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Growing Guide: How to Grow Amaryllis Belladonna
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Growing Guide: How to Grow Amaryllis Belladonna

Posted by Mae Georgiou on Feb 22, 2024

Amaryllis Belladonna, celebrated for its exceptional drought resistance, thrives in conditions of full sunlight and well-drained soil. This plant is well-suited to outdoor cultivation, provided it is sheltered from the...

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Growing Guide: How to Grow Italian Ranunculus
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Growing Guide: How to Grow Italian Ranunculus

Posted by Mae Georgiou on Feb 22, 2024

Italian Ranunculus, a cultivated variety of Ranunculus asiaticus, commonly known as Persian Buttercup, boasts large, vibrant flowers that make a stunning addition to any garden or floral arrangement

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Growing Guide: How to Grow Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)
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Growing Guide: How to Grow Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)

Posted by Mae Georgiou on Feb 22, 2024

Lily of the Valley, also known as Convallaria majalis, is a perennial plant renowned for its slender stems adorned with delicate, bell-shaped white blooms. Emitting a sweet fragrance, these blooms...

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Growing Guide: How to Grow Ranunculus
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Growing Guide: How to Grow Ranunculus

Posted by Mae Georgiou on Feb 22, 2024

The joys of cultivating Ranunculus go beyond their reliable performance and attractive blooms – this cut-flower boasts an unbelievably long vase life! Producing multiple blooms per plant, your garden or...

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Growing Guide: How to Grow Helleborus
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Growing Guide: How to Grow Helleborus

Posted by Mae Georgiou on Feb 22, 2024

Helleborus, commonly known as hellebores or Lenten roses, are a genus of perennial flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae. They are native to Europe and parts of Asia, and...

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