Sulphate of Ammonia, Is This the Best Source of Nitrogen for the Garden

Name of Product: Westland Sulphate of Ammonia

The Best Place to Buy: www.amazon.co.uk

Product Dimensions: 24cm x 14.4cm x 16.6cm.

Shipping Weight: 1.5kg.

My Rating: 8.5/10

In this article, we will be discussing the role of sulphate of ammonia plays in the garden; why you want to use it and what benefits the plants get from this supplement.

We know as we walk around the garden that they not always looking their best; the leaves are yellowing, the blooms are not blooming and you know that a nutrient is lacking. You know that you have to do …

Using Houseplants to Hide Unsightly Features and Highlight Good Features

In this article, we will be talking about ways of using houseplants to hide those feature in your home which you want other people to not see. We will also be discussing how houseplants can make an existing feature more attractive.

All homes either old or modern have some features that are best hidden or at least blended to the background; the home may have gas, water piping or electrical conduits that are clearly visible. These, of course, can be boxed in, but this can cause problems in the near future where maintenance or repairs have to be made and …

Sulphate of Magnesium (Epsom Salt) Review, Why Should the Gardener Use This Supplement?

Name of Product: Westland Epsom Salts

The Best Place to Buy: www.amazon.co.uk

Product Dimensions: 24cm x 14.2cm x 7.2cm.

Shipping Weight: 1.5kg

My Score: 8/10

In this article, we will be discussing the important role that sulphate of magnesium or Epsom salts, as it is alternatively known, plays in the garden. You are probably aware of the use of Epsom salts in baths, where they help when you are having a relaxing bath. This compound if rightly used has a multitude of uses in the garden and container garden.

In a previous article, I mentioned that chlorosis of leaves can …

Identifying Plant Groups in the Container Garden

In this article, we will be discussing how identifying plant groups in containers can help define your garden. In my various articles, you will know that I talk about the various plants that can be grown in containers, but I have not talked much about what defines each group.

This is because each group has a different role in the garden and this article will discuss this role.

Plants fall into 7 categories that are defined by their length of the life cycle, the size it grows to, its shape and its growing habits, as well as their physical structure. …

Why Does the Gardener Need to Use Sulphate of Iron, a Review?

Name of Product: Miracle-Gro Sulphate of Iron Plant Food

The Best Place to Buy: www.amazon.co.uk

Product Dimensions: 26.16cm x 18.03 x 7.11cm.

Shipping Weight: 1.56kg

My Ratings: 9/10.

In this article, we will be discussing why sulphate of iron is important for the gardener and the container garden in general. Plants can be difficult to look after; you give them the right fertilisers, the right amount of water and love and they reward you by the leaves looking sickly or they fail to bloom.

Do not worry, as the problem is not you but the availability of nutrients to …

Plants For Cottage Gardens in Containers

In this article, we will be discussing what plants can go into containers to cohere to the cottage garden theme.

In the garden, many fads and fashions come and go, depending on people’s taste. One gardening theme that endures is cottage gardens and the theme remains popular today. It is popular because of the nostalgia it brings to people and the romantic planting that is involved.

Traditional cottage gardens include a mixture of herbs, vegetables and flowers plants amongst each other, but today the focus has changed to mainly ornamentals. To create a cottage design, you have to include wooden …

Growing Kiwi Fruits in Containers-Growing the Exotic Fruit

In this article, we will be discussing how to grow kiwi in containers, so that you can have an abundance of fruit throughout the autumn months.

This plant is a beautiful climbing vine that would have been cultivated even if it does not produce its delicious fruits.

What you will discover is that this exotic fruit is not a difficult plant to grow, if you get all the growing conditions right.

The plant has pointed, heart-shaped leaves that are rich in colour and leaf stalks that are red marked, whilst young. In summer, wonderfully scented, white flowers are produced.

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How to Look after your Containers and the Plants within Them- Repair and Decorating Them

In this article, we will be discussing how to look after your containers, so that you can get many years of service. We will also be discussing how to get the best from the plants in the containers, so you do not have disappointing containers and disappointing plants within them.

This is why in this article we will be looking into ways of how to brighten up containers so you can have unique designs and finally we will be discussing how to repair slightly broken containers so that you can have many more year of service from them.

When we …

Is it Possible to Grow Rhubarb in Containers?

In this article, we will be discussing the possibilities of growing rhubarb in containers. In a previous article, soft fruits that can be grown in containers were discussed, but no mention of rhubarb was made. It was not that I was amiss but because I felt that a future article was needed to explain in detail about growing rhubarb in containers.

The time has now arisen and because you cannot beat a good rhubarb pie, I am going to discuss the topic at hand now.

If you have seen a rhubarb plant in a garden, the first thing you notice …

Getting you Containers Autumn and Winter Flowers Ready

In this article, the autumn and winter plants that can be grown in containers will be discussed, to give colour through the dreary time of year for the gardener. Spring container can be found here, whilst summer containers can be found here.

As summer bedding begins to fade, it is now time to replace and rejuvenate tired container displays by adding autumn and winter flowering plants. To be truthful there is not a large selection of plants that can be used to brighten autumn and winter containers. Saying that the colour range can equal that of any summer …