The London Olympic Park, built for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, is the U.K.’s largest new urban park. It was named the Olympic Park during the games and later renamed Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in honor of the Diamond […]
Climate change and sustainability in the garden
We all know the effects climate change is having on the world’s weather, but not many of us will have considered just how significant this might be to our gardens. What could gardening in a changing climate mean for us […]
Plants that like Acid Soil Garden
Plants that like Acid Soil Garden In recent years it has come to be recognized that certain species of plants, including some of the most highly prized ornamental shrubs, are favored by acids in the soil and injured or killed […]
Africa Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Africa Plant Hardiness Zone Map Africa plant hardiness zones for gardeners. This map is based on the USDA Hardiness Zone Map, and the map covers Africa which ranges from Zone 2a to Zone 10b. If you live outside North America […]
How to store your bulbs
Bulb Storage You will receive your bulbs just before the ideal planting time. It is, however, possible to store them in a dark, cool and dry place that is well ventilated. Make sure that the temperature is constant. Do not delay planting the […]
How to take care of Bulbs
How to take care of Bulbs The unique thing about bulbs is that they need little but water. Bulbs have a self-contained, highly developed food-storage mechanism that has adapted itself to life underground. Other plants can live in strange habitats […]
Where to plant the garden flower bulb
There is some bulb, corm or tuber suitable for growing in almost any place you can name, though most prefer a sunny position. The following are some possibilities: Display beds devoted to nothing else: Hyacinths, greigii tulips, dahlias To grow […]
Planning your Blub Garden
Planning your Bulb Garden We get a lot of e-mail from people wanting to receive tulips in April. Wild about those beautiful flowers in the garden of their neighbors they run to our shop hoping to create their own little […]
How to grow Indian Shot, Canna indica
Propagation methods All kinds of bulbs and corms normally increase in number naturally. Thus a double-nosed daffodil will produce at least two bulbs which may in turn have more than one nose. Gladiolus corms frequently produce large numbers of cormels […]
Bulb Information
How o Find Bulbs If you are not sure which bulbs will grow in your garden, or if you want to search on colour or any other feature you can think of – If you are a connaisseur, or like to become […]