How to Plant and Grow ‘Dark Opal’ Basil

Common juniper (Juniperus communis) is one of only three conifers native to the UK. It’s a member of the cypress family and grows on chalk or limestone in lowland areas, and moors, woodland and cliffs in northern Britain. Juniper is in decline in wild populations and has been designated a UK Biodiversity Action Plan priority species. This special tree has disappeared from several areas in the south of England. Many remaining colonies are so small that they’re considered functionally extinct. Scotland is now the stronghold for 80 per cent of the UK’s juniper trees.

The beautiful balcony plants on the terrace at the London house of Henrietta Courtauld of the Land Gardeners

They say that you can tell a surprising amount about a gardener by the kind of potatoes they grow. Some of us, for example, are traditionalists who’ll plump for the floury, fluffy ‘British Queen’ (colloquially known as ‘Queens’) every time. Others are passionate foodies who prefer the firm, waxy, flavoursome, yellow flesh of a salad potato such as ‘Charlotte’, or the heirloom ‘La Ratte’. Individualists, meanwhile, often like to seek out unusual kinds, such as the dark magenta-fleshed ‘Vitanoire’, or the knobbly ‘Pink Fir Apple’, the heritage variety famed for its more-ishness.

If you want to learn how, there are not just one or two or three but five amazing ways to regrow a pineapple plant, either indoors or outdoors. You don’t need to become a master gardener

How to Plant and Grow Daikon: Add Some Zing to Your Garden Raphanus sativus var. Longipinnatus

How to Plant A Southern Fall Vegetable Garden

If you are searching for Plants to Grow with Heuchera – we have plenty for you! These will compliment its leaves and make it thrive, too!

The Iris family contains over 200 species and all Iris flowers have 3 outer and 3 inner petals with 3 stamens. The outer petals protect the inner petals as sepals do on other flowers. An inner petal is called the ‘Standard’ and the outer is called the ‘Fall’ which bends backward and hangs down. The fall is normally patterned with distinctive markings and a bearded iris has central line of pollen bearing hairs. The Standard is often a different colour to the Fall, in the example a mauve with a deep purple fall. Buds are protected by insignificant papery bracts.

How to Plant and Grow Cabbage: A Fall and Spring Staple Crop Brassica oleracea var.capitata

How to Plant and Grow Bee Balm Monarda spp.

How to Grow Flavorful Greek Oregano Origanum vulgare var. hirtum

How to Grow Eye-Popping Zinnia Flowers Zinnia spp.