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• Wigwams and Waste for a Batch of Borlottis

  

  This week I decided to get cracking on my runner bean trench. As the beans will be grown up wigwams, it’s more like a square ditch. Apparently you dig a hole... Read more

  The 02 April 2012 by   Chooksandroots
  

• Plant of the Week: Pulmonaria Officinalis ‘Bowles’ Blue’

  

  Position: Partial sun to full shade Flowering period: Spring Soil: Moist, well drained Eventual Height: 25cm Eventual Spread: 40cm Hardiness: 3a -9a... Read more

  The 28 March 2012 by   Davis Landscape Architecture
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• Plant of the Week: Forsythia Giraldiana

  

  Position: Full sun to partial shade Flowering period: Spring Soil: Moist, well drained Eventual Height: 3m Eventual Spread: 2m Hardiness: 5a – 9b Family:... Read more

  The 27 March 2012 by   Davis Landscape Architecture
  

• The Promise of Things to Come

  

  March is definitely one of my favourite gardening months. Not only do the days visibly get longer (remember just a few weeks ago when it was dark at 5pm?) but... Read more

  The 26 March 2012 by   Jules
  

• Over Done the Onions

  

  I grew onions last year, and have to say they are a cracking vegetable to grow.  Apparently you shouldn’t plant them too deep, else they can rot, and they... Read more

  The 25 March 2012 by   Chooksandroots
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• The Rigid Gardens of Paris

  

  Jardin de Luxembourg, Paris Hurrying to get somewhere yesterday, I took the time to walk through a pretty garden on the way. It is a long skinny one along a... Read more

  The 22 March 2012 by   Sedulia
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• Plant of the Week: Chionodoxa Forbesii

  

  Position: Full sun to partial sun Flowering period: Late winter to spring Soil: Moist, well drained  Eventual Height: 15cm Eventual Spread: 5cm Hardiness: 4a –... Read more

  The 22 March 2012 by   Davis Landscape Architecture
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• Plant of the Week: Fritillaria Imperialis

  

  Position: Full sun Flowering period: Spring Soil: Moist, sandy, well drained Eventual Height: 1.2m Eventual Spread: 0.3m Hardiness: 4b – 9a Family: Liliaceae... Read more

  The 21 March 2012 by   Davis Landscape Architecture
  

• Plant of the Week: Corylopsis Sinensis

  

  Position: Sun to partial shade Flowering period: Late winter to spring Soil: Moist, well drained Eventual Height: 4m Eventual Spread: 4m Hardiness: 6a – 9a... Read more

  The 20 March 2012 by   Davis Landscape Architecture
  

• Plant of the Week: Rhododendron Arboreum

  

  Position: Dappled shade Flowering period: Early to mid spring Soil: Moist, well drained, acidic Eventual Height: 12m Eventual Spread: 12m Hardiness: 7b – 9b... Read more

  The 16 March 2012 by   Davis Landscape Architecture