Gardening

Mexican Orange Blossom or Choisya ternata: A wonderful flowering and fragrant plant for containers, balconies, and garden Originally from Mexico and surrounding areas, orange flowers were introduced to Europe in…

Scopolia: An interesting plant with bell-shaped pendant flowers for your pot and garden A spreading perennial with veined wrinkled green leaves, bell-shaped yellow, pendent flowers in spring. Look out for…

Pulsatilla vulgaris or Pasque Flower: How to grow this lovely blooming perennial in your pot and garden Pulsatilla vulgaris or Pasque Flower is a spring-flowering species produces crocus-like flowers covered…

Gooseberry: how to grow this delicious fruit in your garden Gooseberries are the edible fruit produced from gooseberry bushes. These berries are derived mostly from two species: the European gooseberry…

How to curly cabbage or Savoy cabbage in your vegetable garden Curly cabbage or Savoy cabbage: Easy to grow, hardy and delicious. This variety has rounded heads of dark green…

Tulips: The most beautiful spring flowers for your pots and garden Tulips, one of the most beautiful and “special” flowers, the pre-eminent “symbol of love”. Some blooming tulips in pots…

How to grow Angelonia or summer snapdragon: A hardy and impressive shrub for your pot and garden Angelonia or summer snapdragon is a spreading annual with upright flower spikes that…

How to grow Vigna unguiculata or cowpea in your garden Vigna unguiculata or cowpea originated in Africa, where a large genetic diversity of wild types occurs throughout the continent, southern…

Gardening secrets of how to grow Capers a medicinal and aromatic plant in your garden You either love them or hate them, but capers are those small, green ‘berries’ that…

How to grow Queen Victoria Agave in your pot and garden An elegant succulent, perfect for growing in pots and gardens due to its peculiar decorative shape. As well as…