Victoria Plum Tree (Prunus Domestica Victoria) Best time to plant:Late winter – early spring. Best place to plant:A sheltered, sunny spot with well-drained soil. Pruning: Victoria Plums can be pruned anytime from late spring to the end of summer—avoid pruning in winter as plums are vulnerable at this time to infection by bacterial canker and […]
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Vegetables for Border Beauty
Vegetables for Border Beauty I started planting vegetables in my flower borders when I had a tiny garden and wanted to maximise the space. However I now have a rather large acre with a substantial vegetable patch yet I still choose to integrate vegetables into the flower borders. Nothing beats the thrill of watching a […]
How to Please Your Perennial Plug Plants
By Martina Mercer After chatting about the benefits of perennial plug plants, hopefully you’re armed with little boxes of plugs that don’t look like something you’d buy in an electrical shop and eager to create your instant landscape you want to plonk them in the ground as soon as possible, however, there are some general tips […]