Hello and welcome to iGarden. Anyone who knows me will know that I am 'The Compulsive Gardener' - I love everything about gardening.
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Once upon a time, I was thrilled by the brief flowering of some Himalayan or European rarity or other, which would be in bloom for barely a few days. It was enough to know that I had succeeded to grow my treasure well enough to allow it to flower. The fact that I had to wait another 12 months for the performance to be repeated was irrelevant! (Though often it never was ... Read On »
See the full list of what's flowering in my garden this month.
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April is a wonderful time to be in the garden! Read More »
Cut back climbers which have become rampageous. Lanky zonal and regal Pelargonium also benefit from a hard prune now. The subsequent new growth can be tip-pruned to form a compact shape. Use the prunings to strike news cuttings: this is an excellent time to propagate cuttings from many plants.
Patricia asks:
Please can you tell me why all three of our orange plants Leonotis Leonurus have turned white - all together, from one flowering season to the next. They are advanced plants spread out over a 3 acre garden. They were orange for thee years and now they are all white...
It is a mystery and I would love having an answer to solve the problem...
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