Spiky Flowers
1. Flowers on spikes. Spiky flowers could refer to flowers with spikes or flowers that form on a spike-like stem; we’re using it to refer
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June 26, 2020
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About Cosmos
Ulam Raja 1. King’s salad. When we think of cosmos, we think of the pretty delicate flowers once so common in the gardens of our
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June 16, 2020
About Flowers for Easter
1. Easter flowers. Some of the plants and flowers associated with Easter are simply early spring flowers, like potted hydrangeas, while others have attributes that
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April 10, 2020
About Pansies
1. Pansies for thought. The origin of the word pansy is reputed to be the French word pensée, meaning thought. The idea is that the face
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March 26, 2020
About Love-ly flowers
1. Love in a mist. (Nigella.) This freely self-sowing, cheery annual takes its romantic love name from the airy, lacy bracts that surround the flower. It
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February 14, 2020
About Herbs
1. Herb or ‘erb? Dropping the h-sound at the beginning of “herb” is an American affectation, so if you’re from south of the border, you
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January 24, 2020
10 Neat Things about Annuals
1. Live fast, die young. In the plant world, an annual is a plant that completes its life cycle in one season, from seed to
Shauna Dobbie
January 10, 2020
About Papaver Poppies
1. Papaver rhoeas. Corn poppies or field poppies are quite common in Europe; in fact, they are known as a weed. Papaver poppies quickly grow
Shauna Dobbie
November 7, 2019
About Plants That Kill (Edition one)
1. How toxic is toxic? Your garden is full of toxic plants, that could probably even kill, including parts of some that you eat (tomatoes,
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October 17, 2019
About Alstroemeria
1. Lily of the Incas. Deep in South America, in the southern Andes, clumps of richly coloured flowers grew from a cluster of tubers buried
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February 15, 2019