Poppy love: Monty Don adores promiscuous poppies, with their beautiful blooms and stunning seedpods. Here he highlights his favourite types of all… Monty Don says 3,000 of the 17,000 seeds poppy flower produce remains viable British gardening expert’s favourite is opium poppy, Papaver somniferum It grows in almost any conditions and reappears year after year … Read more
Poppy love: Monty Don adores promiscuous poppies, with their beautiful blooms and stunning seedpods. Here he highlights his favourite types of all… Monty Don says 3,000 of the 17,000 seeds poppy flower produce remains viable British gardening expert’s favourite is opium poppy, Papaver somniferum It grows in almost any conditions and reappears year after year … Read more
For peat’s sake! Time to dabble with compost alternatives this summer Undisturbed peatlands hold and store massive quantities of fossil carbon Sales of peat-based composts will be banned in the UK from 2024 Nigel Colborn says alternatives for growing media include wood fibre and coir By Nigel Colborn for the Daily Mail Published: 22:08 BST, … Read more
Self-sowing seductors: There is nothing staid about Granny’s Bonnet — and they reproduce prolifically Nigel Colborn says Granny’s Bonnets, also called columbines, are delightful British gardening expert reveals almost all columbines are easy to grow He says columbines tend to be short-lived but will self-sow copiously By Nigel Colborn for the Daily Mail Published: 22:07 … Read more