Common Issues When Growing Yucca Plants
Yucca plants are a member of the agave family have over 40 notable species. They are tough, hardy perennials featuring a spiral rosette of sword-shaped leaves and large spikes of white flowers. Generally, the [...]
Overwintering Cannas in the UK – How to protect the canna rhizomes (You can do this!)
Today's video is of Will Giles explaining how to overwinter Cannas, helping you make sure you get your much loved rhizomes through the winter without them turning to brown mush (Will's words!) . Cannas [...]
OVERWINTERING BANANAS – How to care for banana plants through the winter.
There are really a few main types of banana plants that most people grow in the UK and they require slightly different approaches to over wintering them, but hopefully we have covered enough here [...]
GROW GUIDE: How To Care For Banana Plants
Like most other tropical plants, banana plants need extended exposure to direct sunlight for as long as possible. They also require a lot of water to keep their large leaves hydrated. Whether you are [...]
How to brighten up your windowsill using bulbs this winter
Nothing like a few bulbs to brighten up those dull winter days...! At this time of year I always like to plant some winter flowering bulbs in pots to brighten up the house on those [...]
Protecting our tender exotics for winter & 7 things to do right now!
Like it or not, the winter is fast approaching, and though we exoticist's don’t really like to think about it, never-the-less, we must, and now is the time to prepare for the cold days to [...]
