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Lady’s slipper orchid, Cypripedium calceolus | Jack Wallington

It’s been a long time coming but this year I visited one of the reintroduction programme sites for one of the UK’s rarest wildflowers,...

How to remove ground elder organically | Jack Wallington

I love lots of plants people call weeds (see my book) but there are some plants that can be problematic in gardens and worth...

From West Yorkshire to Pembrokeshire (via East Sussex) and back, with everything in between | Jack Wallington

For our summer holiday this year Chris and I spent most of the week in Tenby, Pembrokeshire on the south west coast of Wales....

Review: Netatmo home weather station | Jack Wallington

When we first bought our old flat and garden in London way back in 2013, Chris bought a little weather station called Netatmo to...

Infected cuts and bites from gardening | Jack Wallington

WARNING THIS POST CONTAINS SOME GRAPHIC PHOTOS OF AN INFECTED BITE On Tuesday, during a photoshoot for Gardeners’ World magazine, something in our garden bit...

How to grow pink oyster mushrooms without plastic | Jack Wallington

I’ve recently been getting into growing edible mushrooms at home, including the delicious lion’s mane fungi. What strikes me is the large amounts of...

How to coppice hazel for bean poles and pea stick supports | Jack Wallington

Hazel’s true name is Corylus avellanait’s one of our best known wild trees all across Europe. It’s been closely tied to humans because of...

How to grow ferns from spores | Jack Wallington

Ferns are very easy to grow from spores and although it takes a number of years, it’s rewarding and you can grow huge numbers...

Small garden design: become familiar with your outdoor space | Jack Wallington

For twenty years I lived in small flats with the tiniest (and often non-existent!) outdoor spaces, from rented rooms with metre wide shared balconies...

Small garden design: consider how you will use your outdoor space | Jack Wallington

What’s most important to you and your small garden: planting? A place to sit? A place to dine? A place to sunbathe or play...

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Guide to Successful Rooted Cuttings — Grow Guru

Rooting plant cuttings is one of the most useful horticultural skills that nearly any gardener can...

How to Grow Broccoli in Containers

Cultivars to Select To get the best results when growing broccoli in pots, you’ll want to select cultivars that are compact and fast maturing. Here are...

The Shockingly Tall Dasylirion wheeleri – Wheeler’s Blue Sotol

I trust that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We loaded up our car Tuesday night and departed Maine for North Carolina at 4 a.m....
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