More About the Author "floralandhardy"

Author Nick: floralandhardy
Name: Joshua Ellison
Site: http://www.floralandhardy.co.uk
About the Author: Floral and Hardy Gardens Ltd


Articles by floralandhardy :

Sort by:

Sculpture Gardens

We have previously discussed the recent RHS London Flower and Design Show, which I was fortunate enough to attend, and one of the exhibitions I saw was for ‘The Sculpture Park’, a Surrey based company that essentially serves as an outdoor gallery for developing sculptors.  It is so important that, while we often get caught […]

Top Ten Drought Tolerant Plants

To help your garden cope with the hosepipe ban and our seemingly changing climate, we’ve compiled a list of our favourite drought tolerant plants: Abelia grandiflora – a large, easy-to-look-after, semi-evergreen shrub – properly tended it can reach heights of 1.8 metres and will bear glossy, deep green leaves and masses of fragrant, pale pink-flushed […]

Ways to Cope with the Hosepipe Ban

Despite our country’s worldwide reputation for being wet and grey, last year may have been grey but certainly it wasn’t very wet and, consequently, this week a hosepipe ban comes into force in many areas. Among the uses of hoses that are banned are watering lawns and borders with a hose attached to the mains, […]

Divided We Stand

Plant division is one of the most common, not to mention cost effective practices that ensures consistent propagation. This means you can get new plants that are true to the original for free, and now is a good time to do it for many cultivars. In this piece we will discuss the proper approaches, the […]

London Orchid Show

A couple of weeks ago, the RHS celebrated its London Orchid Show in fine style, exhibiting the very best of England’s cultivars and awarding those of special merit. One of the country’s most prolific growers -The Chantelle Nursery – made quite an impact on the show with their Cattleya hybrids – a beautiful selection of […]