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Spider plants are fantastic perennial plants that originally come from southern and tropical Africa. They have slim leaves that grow long and then arch down. The leaves can vary from a medium green to a darker green with a characteristic paler shade running down the centre in a line or bordering the edges. Even though they do have white palish green flowers, these generally die off quickly and it is really the plant and leaves itself that carry the beauty.
Exciting times in the Veg. Garden this year! Established in the Sixties, the Veg. Garden has remained almost unchanged for all this time. This season we have decided to make some major changes to the layout of the beds with the addition of some permanent structures...
January, usually not the most exciting month in the vegetable garden. Other than preparing the ground when the weather allows and a bit of general maintenance, there is still some waiting to do before the planting season can get started.
It’s been such an unusually mild, dry May this year in my, normally cool and wet, Cheshire garden. My plants have been happily galloping away. I’ve been planting-out like there’s no tomorrow, and I’m thinking, if this continues, I’ll be reaching full-on flowery Nirvana in no time at all.
Most people are bound to make a connection with Christmas when asked what poinsettias make them think of. These gorgeously red flowers hail from Mexico and have been associated with Christmas for hundreds of years. They manage to look great for about twelve weeks due to the fact that their scarlet centre is made out of leafy bract as opposed to petals. They thrive in warm countries and can be found all over the world.