Category: Guides

How To Do A Garden Shed Base?

Putting up a garden shed is a wonderful thing – it gives you somewhere to put your tools, and it can also be a great way to escape from the madness of life! However, how to do a garden shed base can stump quite a lot of us. Thankfully, there …

How To Grow Camellia Japonica?

If you’ve never grown camellia before and you want to find out how to grow camellia japonica, you are in for a real treat! This plant is a great addition to your garden, with its glossy foliage and beautiful flowers. As long as you stick to its favourite growing conditions, …

How To Grow Photinia Red Robin?

Red Robin is a wonderful plant, that is enjoyed for its striking foliage when young, and which grows into a perfect screening plant when older. But how to grow photinia red robin? Not to worry, we’ve got you covered with all the most important hints and tips for planting and …

Best Trees For Privacy And Screening

If you’re looking for a little natural privacy and screening for your house, why not try plants? There are a great many that will grow up to be attractive plants, that can keep your house sheltered and hidden away! Here are some of my favourites: Best Trees For Privacy And …

How To Use And Cook Cardoon?

Having plants in your garden that are not only beautiful but also edible is a wonderful thing, isn’t it? Cardoon is one of these! If you have one and you are wondering how to use and cook cardoon, or how do cardoon taste like, then you’re in the right place. …

What To Do With Cardoon After Flowering?

Cardoon is a showy, gorgeous plant which you can grow for purely ornamental reasons, or you can eat the plant. But what to do with cardoon after flowering? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! For anything and everything you need to know about what to do with cardoon once those …

How To Harvest Cardoon Seeds?

So, you’ve grown your beautiful cardoon and you want to keep it going, year on year. What you need to know is how to harvest cardoon seeds! As most plants do, seeds will be produced so the plant can reproduce, and collecting them and storing them for future use is …

How Do You Grow Cardoon In The UK?

Are you wondering how to grow cardoon in the UK? Then you’ve come to the right place! Perhaps you fell in love with the plant, or you want to use it in cooking. Either way, I’ve got you covered. Many plants cannot be grow in certain areas, but luckily for …