Spend just a little bit of time choosing the right potting mix and meeting the watering, feeding, and care requirements of your plants, and you will reap the rewards: healthy growth and a good, productive yield of flowers or crops. Potting mix Most plants will grow well in general multipurpose potting mix, but some have […]
Category: Small Space. Garden Ideas
Essential Garden Tools
There are a few tools and materials you’ll need to look after your plants and garden area. Make the tools part of your garden display by storing them in an attractive cupboard or use a small table that could also double as a plant display area, and hang smaller items from hooks on trellis. Watering […]
Herbs
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Fruit
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Roots and stems
### Fully hardy ## Can survive in mild regions/sheltered sites J Protect from frost Carrots Many shapes, sizes, and colors available, mostly suitable for containers. Needs free-draining soil. Can be sown year round, some under cover, for an almost continuous crop. Care: Sow directly in soil. Grow onions with them to deter carrot rust flies. […]
Beans, peas, and squash
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Cabbage and leaf vegetables
### Fully hardy ## Can survive in mild regions/sheltered sites J Protect from frost Broccoli Broccoli includes Calabrese and sprouting broccoli; the latter is usually purple but there’s also a delicious white type. Needs lots of room to grow, but this nutritious crop is well worthwhile. Care: Takes about four months to grow. Harvest buds […]
Small Space, Big Harvest
Think big, think creatively, and think bountiful. Your growing space may be tiny, but that doesn’t mean your harvest needs to be small as well. By matching the right plants with the right growing conditions, you’ll enjoy a delicious crop. Growing plants for an edible crop is easy. Some plants may require a bit more […]
Plants for screening
### Fully hardy ## Can survive outside in mild regions/sheltered sites J Move inside for winter Phyllostachys nigra An attractive, tall, upright bamboo with stunning blackish-brown stems. Wind rustling through leaves makes lovely sound. Plant in large containers. Under plant spring bulbs for seasonal colour. Care: Remove older stems to thin out and show off […]
Plants for shade and semishade
### Fully hardy ## Can survive outside in mild regions/sheltered sites J Move inside for winter Pulmonaria Delicate blue, white, or pink flowers from late winter to early spring. Interesting blotchy leaves for most of the year. Lovely groundcover under other plants. Care: Cut back old leaves before flowers appear, and again in summer. ### […]