A harmonious Dorset rose garden designed by Isabel and Julian Bannerman
As more of us do our shopping online, this increasingly includes buying indoor and outdoor plants. Many nurseries now offer a mail-order service via their website, allowing us the opportunity to purchase plants that we may struggle to find in our local garden centres.
There is a lot to be said for shopping for plants in person... as well as being enjoyable, it allows you to see the health of the plant (for instance, checking that the roots aren't pot bound and the leaves aren't diseased). But online retailers are so subject to reviews that it's rare to receive an unhealthy specimen in the post, and many people don't have time to schlep around their local nurseries in search of the specific species or variety they want. Therefore, online nurseries are doing a roaring trade. We picked some of our favourites for beautiful, reliable, and unusual plants.
Some suppliers offer a wide selection of different types of plants, from trees down to plug bedding plants, allowing you to do your season plant shop in one simple payment. Crocus is one of the best, for both indoor and outdoor gardening. Beth Chatto has an excellent range, especially if you are on the hunt for something a bit different or for a specific area, such as gravel borders or shade. Burncoose sells an extensive range of plants and specialises in rhododendrons and magnolias. Sarah Raven is another quality supplier, with an extensive offering of different plant types and specialising in bulbs, plants for cutting, and clematis.
Herbaceous perennials (such as Salvia, Achillea, and Sanguisorba) emerge in the spring and die back in the autumn, producing a mass of bloom during summer. Beeches nursery
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Hey GPODers! Today we’re back in the flower-filled garden of Heidi Weirether. We first saw her garden a little earlier on in the summer (you check check out that post here: Heidi’s Colorful Garden in Fairfield County) and it’s incredible to see how much has changed in a month’s time! As with much of the northeast this year, Heidi is experiencing incredible hydrangea blooms—but that is just the tip of the floral iceberg in her sensational garden:
Vicks vaporub is a popular household name manufactured by The Procter & Gamble Company. It is quite effective in clearing out the nasal passages thanks to its camphor, menthol, and eucalyptus oil content. However, its uses are not limited to this, and there are a few Vicks VapoRub Uses in the Garden, too! Let’s have a look!
There's perhaps no flower that's inspired more poetry, art, and prose than a rose. From formal rose gardens surrounded by boxwood hedges to cottage gardens overflowing with roses, foxglove, and native flowers, these layered blooms are held up as the star of the garden. They're carefully pruned into formal arrangements and allowed to climb and cascade over charming trellises.
Plants need a certain amount of specific nutrients to grow well. Most of the time, garden and houseplants do fine without any help from you. But fertilizing actually gives plants a boost that helps them flourish. “Photosynthesis is how plants make food,” says Stacey Hirvela, horticulturalist withSpring Meadow Nursery andProven Winners Color Choice Shrubs. “But fertilizer is like giving them vitamins.”
Drought-tolerant plant combinations don’t need to be dry and boring. Xeriscaping, or designing a landscape to use as little water as possible, can be done while still maintaining a beautiful and interesting landscape. The physical traits that allow some plants to thrive without supplemental water can also lend fascinating colors, textures, and architecture to a design. Choosing plants native to areas where water is in short supply ensures that you are choosing plants that evolved naturally to withstand tough conditions.
Created by a local craftsman using Eyam stone pitchers, the cambered path winds between beds planted with pollinator friendly, cottage garden favourites, including a froth of tall white Artemisia lactiflora ‘Elfenbein’, crimson Knautia macedonica, silvery Stachys byzantina, white Silene fimbriata and lofty, pale yellow Cephalaria gigantea. These tolerate the exposed location and move beautifully in the wind.