Guide
Articles and advice on growing plants.
PGuidePlant diseases and pests – how to deal with themHow to spot and control pests on houseplants early: isolating the plant, simple home remedies and biological control wi…
GuideCacti – how to grow themHow to grow cacti and get them to flower: light, the winter rest period at around 10°C, watering in the growing season …
GuideWinter-flowering plants – how to care for themHow to buy, acclimatise, light, water and position houseplants that flower in winter, such as cyclamen, azaleas, begoni…TGuideThe language of flowersThe traditional meaning of flowers – from aloe and amaryllis to roses, tulips and daffodils – so you can say what you f…FGuideForcing plantsForcing bulbs indoors: how to bring dog's-tooth violet, Camassia, reticulated iris and Ipheion into early flower for a …
GuideRepotting plantsWhen and how to repot houseplants: clay, plastic and self-watering pots, removing the plant, replanting with drainage, …
GuidePlants with patterned leaves – a guideHouseplants with decorative, patterned and multicoloured leaves: where they come from, how to display them and why vari…
GuideFloristry trendsWinter 2009/2010 floristry trends: the "Floral rituals" style, three arrangement styles and the most fashionable flower…TGuideThe life of plantsHow leaves work: photosynthesis, stomata, leaf veins, chlorophyll, different kinds of leaves, foliar feeding and keepin…
GuideCacti – how to grow themHow to grow cacti and get them to flower: light, the winter rest period at around 10°C, watering in the growing season …GuideWinter-flowering plants – how to care for themHow to buy, acclimatise, light, water and position houseplants that flower in winter, such as cyclamen, azaleas, begoni…TGuideThe language of flowersThe traditional meaning of flowers – from aloe and amaryllis to roses, tulips and daffodils – so you can say what you f…FGuideForcing plantsForcing bulbs indoors: how to bring dog's-tooth violet, Camassia, reticulated iris and Ipheion into early flower for a …GuideRepotting plantsWhen and how to repot houseplants: clay, plastic and self-watering pots, removing the plant, replanting with drainage, …GuidePlants with patterned leaves – a guideHouseplants with decorative, patterned and multicoloured leaves: where they come from, how to display them and why vari…GuideFloristry trendsWinter 2009/2010 floristry trends: the "Floral rituals" style, three arrangement styles and the most fashionable flower…TGuideThe life of plantsHow leaves work: photosynthesis, stomata, leaf veins, chlorophyll, different kinds of leaves, foliar feeding and keepin…Nothing matches the filter.