Fact Sheets

According to some organisations, we now need to embrace Slugs and Snails as part of our garden ecosystem. Yet many people complain Slugs and Snails are eating everything in their garden, can this be true, and should we be killing them or not? This latest information has caused me to rewrite my presentation on Slugs and Snails, and this is the fact sheet to accompany that presentation. Should we use Slug Pellets?, what are the alternative, are any plants resistant to Slugs and Snails?, then read on.

Mint is perhaps the most popular herb in British kitchens, and few gardens are without a large clump of mint of one type or another. These mints are amongst the oldest of European herbs, and their use stretches back through Roman and Greek times and probably into the neolithic era.  

Variegated Delights is a fact sheet to accompany my presentation of the same title. We do hope you will find it useful. A quick search of the plant names should quickly bring up suppliers if you cannot find a local source.

This is a fact sheet in support of my presentation entitled Berried Treasures and gives advice and information which we hope you will find most useful.

My presentation entitled Bulbs for All The Year Round Colour contains many thoughts and plant names

This Fact Sheet is to support Howard's presentation Encouraging Birds Into Your Garden, it covers the framework of the presentation and when time permits I will add more plants to the relevant lists and expand more on the information offered generally

This Fact Sheet is to support Howard's presentation Balancing Wildlife and Gardening, it covers the framework of the presentation and when time permits I will add more plants to the relevant lists and expand more on the information offered generally

Streptocarpus are easy to grow houseplants that can flower over long periods and suffer few pests and diseases. They can be long-lived, are not difficult to propagate by leaf cuttings. They represent good value for money and can be seen as environmentally friendly in comparison with cut flowers. Furthermore, they may even be used as summer bedding plants as demonstrated by John Massey MBE VMH in his garden at Ashwood Nurseries.

Phytophthora pluvialis, is a fungus-like pathogen known to affect a variety of trees including western hemlock, tanoak, pine (Pinus radiata, Pinus patula and Pinus strobus) and Douglas-fir.

The last couple of years has seen many new variegated Aeoniums emerge onto the market, here is a list of cultivars and possible suppliers.

Ground cover plants can enhance your garden in many ways, while also saving you time in the garden. There are some good plants that work well as ground cover, there are others which can turn out to be absolute horrors.

The changing climate and certain garden situations can leave gardeners with damp, shady areas in our gardens. The following is my list based on experience rather than searching books of plants that will thrive in damp shade.