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Garden Resources Plants,tips and ideas from leading experts New Brochure packed full of flowers, vegetables and other great choices Vegetables Herbs Summer Colour Spring Bulbs Stockists Details Garden Resources Plants,tips and ideas from leading experts Welcome Welcome to the Garden Resources Brochure WELCOME We have prepared a brochure of some of our favourite bulbs, vegetables, herbs and flowers for summer colour. SPRING BULBS Despite many of us not having as much free time as our parents and grand parents may have had, most of us would agree that above all else the garden is a place for flowers. These range from roses, climbers, flowering shrubs through to annuals and plants grown specifically for their foliage. There are not many keen gardeners that would not wish for a little extra space in their garden. This extra space would allow a more adequate range of plants and therefore a fuller display of colour from late winter right through to the following autumn. The traditional flower gardening year, is to use Snowdrops to begin the New Year, followed by Daffodils and Crocuses. A few weeks later these can be followed by Tulips, Wallflowers by which time most flower gardens are bursting into colour. SUMMER COLOUR VEGETABLES HERB GARDEN SPECIAL TIPS STOCKISTS By April the vegetable garden is also well under way as seeds are sown and seedlings potted on, to allow more room for early growth. However year after year we tend to pick the same vegetables to grow. National favourites for the vegetable growers continue to be lettuce, runner beans, tomatoes, cabbage, peas, carrots and beetroot. I guess that this is mainly due to the fact that we have come to love these as truly fresh vegetables. There are not many people who would not notice the difference between a supermarket tomato and one picked from the garden that until minutes before had been warming itself in the summer sun. This is a really good reason to grow the vegetables that you do. However why not set aside a little of your patch to grow one or two different more unusual vegetables such as peppers or aubergines. The brochure contains for the first time a video about growing Venus Fly Traps, a plant that many of us have all enjoyed at some time. We are delighted to be able to bring this to you as part of our brochure. You can sit back and enjoy this short video as part of our brochure. We all have so many ‘favourites’ across the spectrum of plants that we have covered. Therefore we are very aware that there are vastly more examples that could have been included in each of the sections of our brochure. We hope that you enjoys looking through this brochure. If you enjoy this brochure you may download it and retain a copy from the website, however please remember that all the text and images are copyright. To avoid confusion the video is only available in the online version. No matter what thyme of year you look at our brochure we wish you well and hope that you enjoy your garden and find this brochure a good resource. Best wishes Garden Resources Brochure Wendy Bisham www.garden-resources.co.uk Garden Resources Spring Bulbs Bluebells Plants,tips and ideas from leading experts Lightly scented blue pendant flowers with a unique bell shape. They are extremely hardy and easy to naturalize. They can be used in rock gardens, borders or as companion plants for daffodils and tulips. Also recommended for indoor forcing. Fragrant. Large size bulbs 8-9cm. Golden Bells Daffodil Commonly known as the "Yellow Hoop Petticoat". As many as 15 stems per bulb. Groups of 5 or 10 bulbs form a carpet of dainty, upward facing, golden bells. Grass-like, dark green foliage. Tolerates warm spring climates and is very hardy. Excellent for rock gardens. Bulbs are wonderful to plant in the garden. They take up very little room and provide colour at a time of year when your garden, may not be doing much else. When you buy your bulbs there are a few things to look out for. Firstly ensure that the bulbs that you purchase are healthy and free of disease.Try to avoid misshapen bulbs, any that look dry and withered or with areas of mould showing. These will not grow, but, worse, they also have the potential to spread disease to your existing bulbs. If you are buying for container planting, large bulbs will produce more flowers. Smaller bulbs are perfectly fine for mass planting in the border. Some bulbs need to be bought ‘in the green’; that is, while still in leaf rather than the dormant state most bulbs are sold in. A good example of these would be Cyclamen and snowdrops. Why don’t you have these lovely different daffodils in you garden pots Crocus Giant Crocus Collection contains 50 bulbs, 10 each of Flower Record, Pickwick, Vanguard, Golden Yellow and Jeanne d’Arc. Yellow Cheerfulness Daffodil Soft double yellow, fragrant. Small Cupped Daffodils have less prominent trumpets and larger petals. Poeticus boast fragrant, solitary white flowers with red rimmed cups. Fragrant Triandrus nods atop slender foliage with 1-6 small flowers per stem. And then there’s Tazetta, with an amazing 3-20 flowers per stem! Daffodil Palmares These gorgeous daffodils have large, flat, somewhat ruffled cups. When the flowers wave in the wind they will remind you of a butterfly in flight. Large apricot-pink petals are backed with creamy white ones. Mid-spring bloomer. They are tall, early-blooming, with thick strong stems, and are virtually weatherproof and will return to brighten your garden for years. Double Daffodil Duo This wonderful combination of ‘Replete’ and ‘White Lion’ is sure to make a dramatic statement in any garden. Their double blooms are either pure white with pink undertones or white with a hint of pink, orange and yellow. Line paths and borders with these hardy, softly-coloured daffodils. Gather armfuls for a spectacular bouquet! Garden Resources Brochure Pink Daffodils Pink daffodils are delightful compliments to traditional yellow varieties. This special mix contains some of the best varieties in the market today, including Accent, Easter Bonnet, Pink Parasol, Pink Pride, Salome and Spring Pride. The extra large, wide corona of deep coral is framed by big white petals. Blooms midspring. New Baby Minature Daffodil Greenish white outer petals, dark yellow bowl shaped corona. Up to 4 flowers per stem. These fabulous Narcissus pack superior color and form in miniature size. Jonquilla delight the eye with 1-5 flowers per stem and corona-type cups that are usually wider than they are long. They are perfect for rock gardens, borders, beds, window boxes and naturalizing. www.garden-resources.co.uk Spring Bulbs Spring Bulbs Kankua Peony ‘Golden Temple of Nara’, full double orange yellow. Huge, ruffled satin-like flowers, super hardy. Snowdrops The nodding, milky-white flowers may surprise you as early as late January, but more commonly in March. Three 1" petals surround much smaller petals tipped in green. Long lasting in the garden, the naturalize well, forming substantial colonies. Good for rock gardens, under trees and shrubs, at the fronts of borders or in front of flowering shrubs, in lawns, or along woodland paths. Prefers moist, humus-rich soils, sun-dappled shade, and cooler climates. Naturalizes both by self-seeding and bulb offsets. Giant Snowdrops The Giant Snowdrop comes into flower even earlier than the Garden Snowdrop. A single, nodding, bell-like flower, about 2” long with 3 lobes, and shorter inner segments with large green spots, hanging from a stiff, slender, leafless stalk 2 long bluish-green, strap-like leaves grow from the base of the plant Flamboyant Edge Double Daylily Large 6” ruffled, double-flowering soft pink flowers with a lavender purple eye zone and edges. The soft yellow throat only adds to this breathtaking beauty. Double Daylily Flamboyant Edge produces stunning daylily blooms in June and again in August. Evergreen. Height: 64-76cm (25-30 inches). Jan Bos Hyacinth Scarlet red flowers. The beauty of hyacinths-dewy spring color and head turning fragrance are the most dominant qualities of hyacinths, covering the spectrum from rich blues to vibrant magentas and pinks to cool yellow and whites. Save a few to force indoors for an early burst of spring. High Noon Tree Peony Refined double of the brightest yellow, excellent grower, free-bloomer, magnificent. Huge, ruffled satin-like flowers, super hardy! Rare Colorful Imperial Tree Peonies From Japan - The Finest Quality Available! Every garden needs a tree peony. onies are sub-zero hardy and bloom for a lifetime. Dutch Iris - Eye of the Tiger The blooms of Dutch Iris ‘Eye of the Tiger’ are very unique. The purple and maroon petals have yellow accents that combine to make these flower an exciting addition to our list of flowers. Highly recommended. Garden Resources Resources Brochure Brochure Garden Did you know ?? There are 75 different species and varieties of snowdrops. They are all white. The major benefit of planting Garden Snowdrops is their early arrival. They can show up weeks before crocuses do, and will often poke through a covering of snow. In the South, snowdrops may even bloom all winter long. Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ Double white flowers. Each flower is a masterpiece! The inside shows a double center with a pattern of fresh green stripes. Plant in small groups and let them naturalize freely. Very early flowering. Mysterious Passion Tulips Blue Ice Hyacinth The beauty of hyacinths-dewy spring color and head turning fragrance are the most dominant qualities of hyacinths, covering the spectrum from rich blues to vibrant magentas and pinks to cool yellow and whites. Plant them in formal beds, among perennials, scattered in clumps in the border or along paths. Save a few to force indoors for an early burst of spring. Double Snowdrops This blend is not only about the intriguing and intense colors, but also about the beautiful and uniquely shaped blooms. The mixture contains tulips in a blend of the deepest reds and the darkest purples, some accented with white or ivory, illuminated by some pure white tulips that shine like stars in the midnight sky. Large size bulbs 11-12 cm. Maureen Tulip The classic aristocrats of tulips, these matchless Scheeper’s sports are probably the most widely known and popular class of all tulips grown today. With their broad range of rich, bright colors and strong stems, they are ideal for beds and borders. Growing to 30” tall, these single late varieties are particularly suitable for cutting, so customers can bring spring beauty indoors. Tarda Tulip One of the best “botanical” tulips. Tulip Tarda’s star-shaped blooms are golden yellow with white stripes. Plant clusters spread rapidly to create carpets of early spring color. Tarda tulips sometimes even has five flowers on a single stem, white with a bright yellow base. They flower abundantly for a long time. Very easy to grow in good sun. Grows almost like a ground cover. Grows to 5 inches tall. www.garden-resources.co.uk Garden Resources Summer Colour Plants,tips and ideas from leading experts In many gardens the summer months are often dominted by annuals and bedding plants. There are also many bright flowered perennials too. Frangrance is often over looked when planting garden flowers, yet there are many different types of fragrance as there are shades of colour. Although the use of bedding plants on a large scale is now not as popular as in Victorian times, most gardens exhibit the use of different types of bedding plants. These plants usually grow and flower quickly once planted out. Although many are not very frost hardy, they have an excellent flowering season and provide a welcome splash of colour. There are so many combinations of height, colour and flower shapes that almost any effect is able to be created making the only limit the gardener’s imagination; aside from the usual considerations of amount of sun, soil type and the like. Althaea Regal 2.4m (8’) spires of frilly double blooms in crimson, pale pink, rose, yellow and white. Expect rust on the leaves in some gardens. These tall plants are highly attractive to beneficial insects. Accent Mix Busy Lizzie A designer mix to brighten baskets and beds. Superior uniformity and a compact habit. Ht. 10-12”. Marine Heliotrope Deep violet-blue blooms with an unfor- Shown here are some examples of a mixture of plants that will provide good Summer Colour in your garden whether large or small. Depending upon the position of your garden, amount of openspace and protection form the elements and the severity of the winter months you may be lucky and see some of your less hardy plants flowering for a second year. Our range of beautiful Cosmos that will look lovely in your garden Sensation Mix Cosmos Reliable and well-loved single flowers with yellow centers bloom in white and various shades of pink. Pinch off the growing tip when the plant is about 15cm (6”) tall to help keep bushy and erect. Do not overfeed. Choose a sunny spot. Plant height to 1.2-1- .8m (4-6’). These tall Cosmos benefit from staking in windy Coastal gardens. Deadheading will extend the flowering period. Sea shells Cosmos This novel cosmos has petals cupped like a little rolled trumpet. Pink, red, lavender and white flowers surround pale gold centres. The ferny foliage is excellent in flower arrangementsGrows 1-1.6m (3-5’) tall and thrives on neglect, deadheading will extend flowering period. Attractive to hummingbirds, butterflies and wild bees. Likes full sun. Garden Resources Brochure gettable vanilla fragrance. 2” clusters atop dark green, deeplyribbed, suede-like leaves. A real standout anywhere you put it. Ht. 24”. Snow Cloth Alyssum Low growing mounds of white flowers give off a rich honey perfume. Great as a living mulch and a attractor of beneficial insects in the veggie garden. Ideal for edging baskets, or pots. Sow in groups of 8 to 10 seeds for stronger effect. Do not cover. Germinates in 5 to 14 days. Plants grow to 10cm (4”) tall, but they tend to spread, keep compact by growing in full sun. Double click Cosmos Unusual double blooms in a range of colors. Tall plants with large, fully-double and semi-double blooms. Shades of carmine, pink, and white make this a great cut flower and garden addition. Ht. 42-46”. Magic Fountains Mix Delphinums Babylon Bronze Dahlia Make a sensational sight in the summer garden with these large blooms. They have a flat broad look in shades of orange and apricot with bronze highlights. H 100cm. Widest colour range in a dwarf Pacific type. Full florets; tight internodes. White and dark bees on cherry, lilac, lavender, dark blue, sky blue, and white. Great for windy areas. Ht. 30-36”. Colour Cascade Lobelia Mix The quintessential container plant. Trailing mix with a wide range of colors. Colors include blue, light blue, white, carmine, purple, mauve, and lilac. Ideal for hanging baskets, mixed containers, and pack sales. Ht. 8”. www.garden-resources.co.uk Summer Colour Durango Marigolds Extra-large blooms with outstanding uniformity. Strong stems on highly branching plants. A good choice for packs, pots, and garden planting. Early flowering with exceptional garden performance all summer. Bloom size is 2-2 1/2”. Height. 8-12”. Crackerjack Marigolds African Marigold Crackerjack Mix, this mix produces TALL distinguished plants with yellow and orange double flowers. Plant behind shorter varieties or mass alone. Cut flowers are long lasting. Feed flowers to chickens for bright yellow yolks! Plant height 1m (3’). Garden Resources Brochure Summer Colour Jewell mix Nasturtium Trumpet-shaped blooms have sweet, mildly spicy flavor. Making them a popular garnish, the peppery-tasting foliage is also edible. Nasturtiums make excellent summer ground cover for beds, borders, and containers. Milkmaid Nasturtium A nasturtium featuring delicate creamy, pale lemon-yellow blooms in captivating moonlit shades. Use this soft contrast in your beds, borders and containers for continuous summer color. Easy to grow in a range of situations. Edible flowers for beds, borders and containers. Height. 12-16”. Meadow Pastels Poppy Salvia ‘Lighthouse’ The blooms are fiery scarlet, and arise very densely on long, sturdy 8- to 10inch spikes that shine like beacons above the foliage. Expect the first just 7 weeks from sowing, to be followed by countless others over a long, long summer season. Not only are these blooms far larger than other Salvias’, but they arise in big clumps for a very full, colorful look. A Giant Sunflower with closed eyes! These massive 10-inch double blooms are stuffed with tiny, densely-packed petals of richest golden-yellow, all the way to the center. Profusions of 5-6 inch double blooms will last longer on the stalk than regular single bloom types. Plants are 5 feet in height and branching flowering stems are sturdy. Goldilocks Rudbeckia Stocks ‘Cinderella’ Valentine Sunflower These poppies have large, luscious, crepe paper-like petals. They display an array of soft floral colours, with a mixture of over ten shades of cream, rose, orange, bicolors and all as pastel shades. They start flowering early in the summer and continue to bloom over several months. Perform well in containers. Height. 24-30”. Add incredible colour to your bouquets and beds. An excellent variety with a high percentage of fully double, 4” blooms. Petals are a beautiful golden orange, surrounding a dark, deep-set eye. Long, strong stems make for an ideal cut. Ht. 24-28”. Stock Cinderella Mix is well suited to beds or containers. The double flowers are very fragrant and excellent for cutting. Plant Stock in full sun to light shade in fertile, well drained soil in either beds or containers. Space plants 8” to 12” apart. Keep the soil moist... but never soggy. Height 20-30cm (8-12”). Giant Sungold Sunflower Loads of 5-6” pale, flowers with light primrose yellow petals around a dark contrasting center. Vigourous upright multi-branching plants are easy to grow. Blooms mid to late summer. Grows best in sun to full sun, blooms up to 2 weeks earlier than most sunflowers. Height. 60”. www.garden-resources.co.uk Garden Resources Vegetables Green Globe Artichoke Plants,tips and ideas from leading experts Green Globe artichokes grow on such attractive plants that they are often found in the flower garden. A little patience is needed but the wait is worthwhile. A rich and deeply dug soil is required for the plants to produce their best heads. Young plants produce their best heads in the second year of cropping and become more prolific each year. This is the standard artichoke variety found in grocery stores. Your own homegrown vegetables taste much better and are fresher than any that you buy in the shops. Fruiting vegetables, like beans, tomatoes, capsicum and sweet corn, have the best flavour if they’re eaten as quickly as possible after harvest; leafy vegetables, such as lettuce, lose water and rapidly become limp, and all vegetables are more nutritious if they are consumed when as fresh as possible. Marketmore Cucumber Popular nonhybrid. Long, slender, dark green cucumbers. Since 1970 the slender, refined “Marketmore look” has been the standard for slicing cucumbers in the North. 8-9” fruits stay uniformly dark green even under weather stress. Begins bearing late, but picks for a relatively long time. Choose organic or nonorganic seeds. Growing your own can save a considerable amount on food costs and will also give you a wider choice of vegetables. Unusual vegetables are often difficult to buy in shops, but are easily grown in the home garden. Lots of vegetables are ornamental so can be grown for their good looks as well as their produce. Vegetable Cultivation Position- Vegetables must have sun! Try to select a growing area that is sunny for most of the day, is sheltered, and is close to a source of water. Soil – Soil is often the easiest thing to adjust to your growing needs. In fact, strictly speaking, soil is not absolutely necessary. Vegetables can be grown in potting mix or in a hydroponic set up, but the most common medium is still good garden soil. Soil must have good drainage and a good structure. Regular incorporation of old organic matter (such as compost) will keep the soil functioning well. Why not grow these peppers to add taste to your salads Gourmet Pepper Gypsy Pepper Padron Pepper Early orange bell has thick juicy walls and fruity sweet taste. Medium-large, very blocky fruits are bigger than Corona and easier to grow under a wider variety of conditions. Strong compact plants set plentiful fruits without crowding. Mini: 30 seeds. We highly recommend this thick-walled sweet pepper that is every bit as good as bell varieties. A long 15-18cm (6-7”) pepper, it tapers to a point. We love the extra sweetness when it turns red. In Vancouver, Gypsy produces many more fruit than any bell types. Resistant to TMV. (120s/g) Unique peppers are famous in Spain. Named after the town where they originated. Harvest Padron peppers when they are 1-1 1/2” long. About 1 out of 20 fruits will be hot, and the rest mild. All the fruits become hot if allowed to grow 2-3” long. Padrons are served sautéed in olive oil with a little sea salt, and eaten as tapas (appetizer) in Spain. Garden Resources Brochure Scarlet Beans Fremont Cauliflower Bolero Carrot Galleon Cauliflower An old-fashioned English runner bean. Scarlet Runner will climb vigorously on poles, fences or trellis. With its brilliant red flowers, Scarlet Runner is grown for its ornamental value as well as for its flavor and abundant yields. Resistant to Bean Common Mosaic Virus and Anthracnose. Height about 6-8 feet. Maturity about 65 days. Bolero is a great variety for home or market. Very sweet and crunchy, it is a good keeper in storage or in the ground. Roots are bright orange, 14cm (5”) long, and slightly tapered, with the typical blunt Nantes tip. High level of resistance to Alternaria blights and powdery mildew. Very tasty! An F1 hybrid cauliflower for summer and fall harvest. Fremont has shown impressive results in our trials and performs well under varying conditions. Excellent weight, uniformity, density and colour. Self wrapping leaves surround a deep domed white head. Fremont is a main season variety with a maturity of about 65 days from transplanting. This Heirloom Walcheren winter cauliflower was developed in England. Expect to harvest at the end of April and in early May. Heads are 10-15cm (4-6”) in diameter on a big plant and will withstand frost from -12 to -19C (16 to -5F) depending on wind and snow cover. (332s/g) www.garden-resources.co.uk Vegetables Vegetables Pak Choi Gardeners Delight Tomato Produces pure white, juicy stems. Ready to harvest in 30 days from sowing as ‘baby leaf’ or 45-70 days as semi-mature to full size heads. Earlier and later sowings for ‘baby leaf’ can be made under cloches or fleece. Thin seedlings to 10cm (4in) for ‘baby leaves’, to 20cm (8in) for larger plants and to 30cm (12in) for fully mature plants. Can also be eaten raw in salads. Fennel Victoria Oustanding yields of large, smooth and pure white bulbs with an enticing and traditional aniseed flavour. Victoria is a newly bred form which has neat foliage and improved resistance to bolting. Prefers a well drained soil in full sun. Steam, grill or boil fennel and serve with a delicious cheese sauce. Rich in potassium and folic acids. Also good to eat raw in a crispy salad with carrots. Ailsa Craig Onions Well-known by British gardeners who grow show-size onions. Yellow-skinned, round bulbs are of the Spanish onion type. Ailsa Craig has a distinct advantage over regular Spanish varieties in earliness and cool weather tolerance. Short-term storage into early winter. A top-notch stock of this long-time English favourite. A.k.a. “Kelsae”. Red Onions A long day, medium large, dark red onion with a mild yet pungent taste that stores very well. It is best planted in spring, harvested in autumn and doesn ’t mind being planted closely together as its thick flat shape can cope with being crowded. Once harvested they store well until spring. Redbor Kale Deepest red-purple, frilly leaves. Similar to Winterbor but purple-red. Redness and curling are enhanced by cold weather. For garnishing. Bandit has beautiful, very dark blue-green, erect leaves and good uniformity. The shaft grows very thick with little bulbing. Organically grown. Garden Resources Brochure Alicante Tomato Bloomsdale Savoy Spinach This Heirloom, great tasting spinach has thick, succulent, darkgreen savoyed or crumpled leaves that are very sweet in salads or cooked. It is best planted in early spring and autumn. If autumn-planted, it will overwinter and produce much earlier than if it is spring planted. (75s/g). Spinach is a good source of vitamin A and C. It can be eaten cooked or raw and makes a great addition to salads. World’s first hybrid parsnip. Fast maturing, consistent high quality flesh, silky-smooth white skin Very good disease resistance and a superb, sweet, crisp-tasting vegetable. Fried parsnips can be a gourmet masterpiece. Boil first and finish off in a frying pan with a knob of butter and sprinkle with brown sugar. Thus prepared they acquire a particularly crisp and sweet taste. Large 4½ inch pods produce 9 or 10 sweet, plump peas. Disease resistance to race 1 wilt and powdery mildew. Unsupported vines will reach 2-3 feet high; supported vines 5-6 feet. An excellent variety for freezing. This fine English variety heirloom is early and productive. Tall plants are perfect for the greenhouse. Keep them pruned and staked. Medium-sized fruit has wonderful flavour that balances acidity and sweetness. Moneymaker Tomato Vine An old English variety, this heirloom tomato is very vigorous and productive. The strongly branching plant produces clusters of tomatoes about 4-5cm (1.5-2”) across with good flavour. Best controlled by staking and pruning. This variety is well suited to the greenhouse or the garden. Sweet Million Tomato Parsnip Gladiator Mr Big Peas Bandit Leeks Vine A popular and delicious cherry tomato with wonderful, old-fashioned tomato flavour. Produces long trusses laden with clusters of 6–12, 2cm (1”), crack resistant bright-red morsels. Bears until frost. Vine You can identify this plant a million miles away. It can grow over 2m (6’) tall with prodigiously long trusses of gorgeous little sweet, red tomatoes. It is a task to keep this vigorous plant within bounds of a cloche or greenhouse. Best up against a south-facing wall under the protection of the eaves, but you might need a ladder! Excellent disease resistance. Purple Top Turnips Bordeaux Spinach Striking claret-coloured stems and veins contrast beautifully against very dark green leaves. With its stunning visual look and very sweet flavour, Bordeaux is a great choice for gourmet use in salads or as garnish. Great for growing baby leaves when harvested early. A very striking and nutritious spinach for the home garden or market table. (approx. 60 s/g) A popular summer table turnip. Extra fine quality globe-shaped roots. White Globe has an attractive appearance with deep purple shoulders and white bottom. White interior flesh is crisp and mild. Both rootsand the green leaves are high in Vitamin C. Turnips do not loose their nutritional value as easily when cooked. www.garden-resources.co.uk Garden Resources Herbs Plants,tips and ideas from leading experts Having fresh herbs growing in your garden looks fantastic and they are easy to grow too. What’s more, fresh herbs have more flavour than dried herbs and can be used in your own home cooking. You can choose the right herbs for your garden; some enjoy a sunny disposition and others are happier in the shade. Many can be grown on clay soils and others prefers sandy soils. Common Lemon Balm Distinct lemon flavour. Easy to grow in moist, well-drained fertile soil. Most herbs are tough wild plants, which will thrive when given the luxurious conditions of a garden. When planting your herbs, divide them into those that enjoy full sun, such as rosemary, thyme, sage and oregano, and those that enjoy partial shade such as sorrell, rocket, mustard and parsley. Sweet Basil This vigorous plant grows big, mid-green leaves all summer. Keep picking the growing tips and the 2 pairs of leaves below them for the kitchen. More branches sprout more leaves. This large-leaved Italian type is glorious for pesto. Plant several times for a continuous supply until frost. Grow one on a warm and sunny windowsill through the winter. 45cm (18”) Grow these herbs to add some lovely tastes to your receipes Siam Basil Produces sweet and spicy leaves that have a licorice aroma and flavour when crushed. Siam Queen is easy to grow from direct seeding. Its attractive red-purple stems and pink-violet flowers make for a decorative touch to your garden or patio planter. Borage Cutting Celery Lovage Large, fuzzy cucumber-scented leaves and vivid blue flowers attract bees all summer long. Young leaves can be cooked like spinach or used in salads. Also known as the “star flower” because of the arrangement of its petals. The seeds of the borage plant contain oils with the highest concentration (20% to 30%) of GLA, even higher than Evening Primrose. Altogether a versatile, attractive and useful herb.60cm (24”) Leafy herb with bold celery flavor. Use fresh in salads, cooked in soup, stew, and mixed vegetables. It grows rampantly and is a vigourous plant and can be snipped at for nine months of the year. It seeds itself easily, too, so once your clump is established, keep cutting it back to prevent seeding. 80-85 days to harvest when started indoors. Specialty culinary herb.Unfurling from asparagus tip-like bundles in early spring, lovage quickly becomes a hip-high bush of soft green foliage.closeup of new growth on lovageYoung leaves taste like celery and are used in spring tonic salads and with potato and poultry dishes. Medicinal: Aromatic stimulant; warming digestive tonic. Roots have similar activity to "Dong Quai". 90 days to harvest when started indoors. Garden Resources Brochure German Chamomile Chives Hardy and easy to grow, the chopped stems and pink flowers add a fresh, mild green onion flavour to sandwiches, salads and baked potatoes. Use dried flower stems in arrangements. Chives usually self-sow in Coastal gardens, but clumps can also be divided in spring or autumn. The most popular uses of chamomile are in teas and in hair products but because of its lovely sweet-scented flowers. Chamomile flowers are used to make chamomile tea which has a distinctive apple-like flavour and fragrance. It is also great in potpourri. Medicinal: Chamomile has long been used as a carminative, and as an anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer remedy to protect gastric mucous membranes. It is also anti-spasmodic, and anti-microbial. Used as a nasal wash to treat sinusitis. Chamomile grows to a height of 2-3 feet. www.garden-resources.co.uk Herbs Coriander Leaves (cilantro) have sharp citrus, nutty flavour, used in salads and salsa. The seeds (coriander) have a citrus flavour and are used as an ingredient in curry powder. Height from 2-3 feet. Herbs Oregano Sage Oregano is a warm and aromatic yet slightly bitter herb in the mint family. Heavy oregano aroma; great for pizza and Italian cooking. Characteristic dark green leaves with white flowers. Medicinal: In tea for indigestion. 80-90 days to harvest when started indoors. The lovely, woolly, silvery-green leaves are potent in stews, soups, salads and traditional in stuffings. Beneficial insects love this plant. Direct-seed in early spring and thin to 30cm (12”) apart. Harvest half of the plant before the purple flowers open in June, and dry leaves carefully. Cut back in the spring to get a burst of fresh leaves. (80s/g) Parsley Summer Savoury Rosemary Thyme Lavender A strain of lavender with a compact, bushy habit. Nice range of bloom colours, from pale blue to dark violet. Usually begins flowering in the second year. Hardy in zones 5-8, but can survive winters when mulched or grown in a south-facing location. Great flavour for fresh market. Flat, glossy, dark green leaves have a strong parsley/celery flavour for use fresh or dried. Stiff, upright stems for bunching. Hardy biennial but usually grown like an annual by re-sowing every spring. Bouquet Dill Widely grown with fast growth from seed to leaf in 40 - 55 days. Good seed and leaf yields. Choose organic or nonorganic seeds. Organically grown. High yields of tasty foliage and seeds on sturdy plants that reach a height of 95 – 105 cm. The unmistakable taste of dill weed flavours many foods. Potato soup and cucumber salads are two of our favourites. Seed heads are essential for pickling. Garden Resources Brochure This delicate, aromatic little plant grows quickly in rich soil. Used in bean, pea and lentil recipes, summer savoury has a more delicate flavour than winter savory. Sow in the spring. After flowering, pull it up and hang to dry. Let a few go to seed. Plant height: 25cm (10”). Sweet Marjoram This pale green, bushy plant will spread readily if the tops are pinched out when young. Sow seed uncovered in the spring. Pull the whole plant up in fall and hang to dry or pot some up to grow on a windowsill. A necessary ingredient in any lamb dish, marjoram is also welcome in Italian foods. all winter. Does not over-winter well in cold climates. Goes great with poultry, lamb, pork and is terrific in vinegars. Rosemary loves hot sun and poor, slightly limed soil which is well drained. Height 2-4 feet. Creeping thyme is an ornamental. From a tiny clump of little seedlings comes a spreading mat of scented foliage covered with pink flowers, it blooms May to August. Grow in full sun, well drained soil, moderate to low water. Use in rock or herb gardens, as an edging along paths or as a groundcover. www.garden-resources.co.uk Garden Resources Plants,tips and ideas from leading experts Special Tips How to care for a Venus Fly Trap The venus flytrap is probably the world’s most famous carnivorous plant. Flytraps are fascinating plants because of their ability to capture and eat live insects. The venus flytrap is probably the world’s most famous carnivorous plant. What is a Venus Fly Trap ? Due to our climate, to enable us to grow a wider range of plants we extend our gardens into our houses and also grow a wide range of house plants. Bringing these plants indoors allows us to cultivate and enjoy plants that would not survive outside for an entire gardening year. There are many types of house plant , some grow unusual flowers, distinct foliage other still are specifically ornamental. One category of plants that is a favourite with young and old alike are the Carnivorous plants. Many of us will have seen Sundew if you have visited those area in our country where is occurs in the wild. However I guess that many more will have seen or owned at some time a Venus Fly Trap. Do you remember the excitement when you took the Fly Trap home and placed it on your windowsil ? Then there came the fly hunting ! Why is it that we can seem to have a fly in the house at times for weeks on end in the warmer months then suddenly, when the Fly Trap has moved in, the flies are mysteriously gone! Eventually a fly end up in the house and you catch the fly and feed it gently to the trap to watch the leafy trap close its spiny jaws around the body of the fly. The speed with which those leafy traps move is quite stunning. The excitement lasts a season and we strictly obey the requirements to water it with only rainwater. However it never seems to be as good the next year and then goes slowly down hill until it dies. We have come to the rescue with a great video from Venus Fly Trap expert Tim Bailey. This video is bought to you courtesy of Videojug and is narrated by Kathryn Flint. We regret that in this download version of the brochure, you are unable to play the video. Please visit the Videojug website at http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-care-for-a-venus-flytrap-2 to watch the video instead. A transcript of the video is show on the opposite page. Venus Fly Trap Venus Flytrap (Dionaea Muscipula) The Venus Fly Trap is the most famous of all carnivorous plants due to the active and efficient nature of its unique traps. The Venus Fly Trap comes from soils that are very poor in nutrients so the plant has adapted itself to finding nutrients from other means rather than starve. The Venus Fly Trap produces a short fleshy leaf that carries a modified tip that forms two sides of the trap, each side contains three hairs which when touched two to three times causes the two sides to spring shut in a very rapid motion fast enough to catch flies and other insects. The leaf once closed then exudes a series of enzymes that slowly dissolve the internal juices of the insect and hence supply the plant with food. After a few days the trap re-opens leaving the skeleton of the insect to be washed out by the rain. The leaves re-open within a few hours to prepare for the next insect to arrive. Garden Resources Brochure The venus flytrap’s biological name is Dionaea Muscipula, and it is an herbaceous perennial, which is native to North and South Carolina in the USA, within a radius of about 75 miles from Wilmington. Its typical natural habitat is open, flat wetlands with occasional pine trees. There are many varieties of the species and it can be grown in many parts of the world, growing best within a temperature range of 0 to 30° Celsius and a humidity of between 55 to 85%. Catching Prey The plant attracts insects to its traps with its colours and a sweet nectar that it secretes. The insect activates the trap by touching trigger hairs twice in quick succession. The prey struggles, the trap tightens and seals, and the plant breaks down and digests the insect. After 4-10 days the trap reopens, revealing the hard exoskeleton of the insect which then drops off or is blown away by wind. The plants get all the nutrients they need from insects and can happily live on one or two flies a week. Venus flytraps should never be fed with fertilisers or human foodstuffs such as minced meat or sausage. Where to grow Venus Fly Traps If you’re keeping venus flytraps at home, a good place for them is a warm, sunny windowsill, or a greenhouse. They need at least six hours of strong sunlight per day. You can also supplement the light with artificial grow lights, such as metal halides. They can also be grown outdoors in a bog garden if the climate is suitable. Soil Venus flytraps need a soil with an acidic pH, and you can mix a suitable soil yourself using a few basic ingredients. Use at least 50 to 60% sphagnum moss peat, and up to 50% perlite to increase root aeration. Lime-free horticultural sand can also be used, but make sure you wash it thoroughly to remove any contaminants. Most Fly Traps will need to be re-potted about once every two years, although re-potting can be done even less frequently than that if the plant has been correctly watered and the soil is good condition. Water Do not give venus flytaps tap water or bottled water, as the minerals they contain will build-up in the soil to a level that will kill the plant. Instead, collect rainwater, and stand the venus flytrap pot in about 2cm of rainwater, so that they can draw water up from below. Standing tray water also helps keep a good humidity around the plant. Winter dormancy As winter approaches, gradually decrease the amount of standing water the venus flytrap is kept in. Its foliage will die back, sometimes completely, and the plant will go into a state of dormancy for the winter. The plant needs to be kept at a temperature under 8 degrees Celsius for at least three month for good results. Keep the plant in a much cooler, less bright part of the house during this time, or store it in a plastic bag in the fridge. During the winter dormancy, the venus flytrap should only have enough water to keep it slightly damp. When spring and summer come around again, the plant can once again be kept in a bright sunny spot, in 2cm of standing rainwater, so that the leaves and traps can regrow. www.garden-resources.co.uk Vegetables Garden Resources Plants,tips and ideas from leading experts Stockists The following list of supplies, garden centres and stockists is not intended to be exhaustive or demonstrate a list of preferred suppliers. We acknowledge that their are many suppliers in your local area. This list is simply to indicate a possible starting point as we do not sell any of the items contained in this brochure ourselves. Plants and Seeds Suttons - Widely know supplier of seeds and much more Thompson & Morgan - Another widely known supplier of seeds and many more garden products Dobbies - A great website that lists many flowers , seeds and plants Tools and Equipment Keen Gardener - This website showcases and sells all manner of garden equipment. Our interest in gardens stretches way back in time to the 17th Century when Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown was landscaping English Gardens. ‘Capability’ Brown is recognised as one of the leading exponents of the English Landscape Movement. Since then we have moved through the Victorian era with many gardeners growing flowers and vegetables, through the world wars when we were encouraged to grow vegetables and “dig for victory”. Since the war, in addition to local plant nurseries and high street hardware stores, garden centres have appeared on our landscape. They are now joined by DIY centres and superstores who also offer garden plants, seeds and equipment. Garden Centres Wyevale Garden Centers - This website entitled Gardening club lists all the Wyevale Garden Centers and allows you to find your local center. Dobbies Garden Centers - A lively website that provides a wide range of resources to keen gardeners. Gardening Forums Garden Forum - A website that allows gardeners to share their knowledge and insights, read annoucements and Gardening event ‘diary dates’. The range of equipment has also greatly changed and varied since the days of ‘Capability’ Brown. Who knows how many more gardens he could have landscaped if he’d had all the machinery we take for granted these days. Gardening Year Diary Now with the addition of the internet we have added Gardeners websites, blogs and online magazine sites. You can even spend the cold late autumn days pondering your seed order in the comfort of your own home. You can order and pay for your goods on line and await the postman or courier to deliver them to your door. Tips and Advice Gardeners Calendar - This site provides twelve links to show the garden in each month of the seasonal cycle. Garden Banter - A website that allows gardeners to chat about all manner of subjects and share their knowledge and experiences Many people will have visited Kew Gardens. They are over their 250 years old, with their impressive range of plants, glasshouses and impressive landscaped gardens. Another unusual garden many of us have heard of is the Eden Project. The Eden Project first opened its doors in May 2000 and was fully opened in March 2001. It showcases a wide range of plants from the Rainforest, Mediterranean and much more. Plants that would not be possible to grow in our climate with out the instantly recognisable biomes. As our climate changes it produces different seasonal, more rain, possibly less harsh winters and as such allows us to grow plants in some areas of the country that we may have never been able to grow before. 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