Author: James Milner

When to sow sunflowers? Sowing sunflowers is something you have to do with care, as is the case with every plant. The most important thing is when to sow. The sunflower, or Helianthus annuus, can be pre-sown from March onwards. If you pre-sow, you will have quicker results. However, if you want to sow them…

Calamagrostis brachytricha Diamond grass blooms in autumn and is wonderfully beautiful when drops of dew or hoarfrost fall on the spikes; you can imagine where the Dutch name comes from. Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘niger Interior decorators often fall in love with this black grass, also known as snakebeard. You can use it to decorate flower boxes…

Position In winter, the location of plants which are sensitive to frost is important. Plants that are hardly sheltered have a harder time of it than plants that are out of the wind (e.g. in the city). It also gets much colder in the east of our country than in the coastal provinces. But not…