There’s something almost magical about the globe-like blooms of alliums, hovering like fireworks above the border. But what happens when your allium plants invest in forming a bud, only for it to never open? I’ve seen this frustrating scenario time and time again. Unlike a bulb, which never blooms, this issue indicates the [...]

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Alliums are popular summer-flowering plants which are worth the reward in garden borders. Find out the answers to Google's most-asked questions on these striking plants. Interestingly alliums are a plant that is predominately native to temperate and subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. But according to the experts at Kew, they are [...]

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If you have a modern home, or it has modern additions, you might want to carry that into the garden. You can incorporate a contemporary planting scheme to link the garden with the house. This is one of my favourite garden styles, an easy and adaptable design to do at home. What [...]

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November is a month when gardening eases off and many herbaceous perennial and annual plants have died down for the year.  Despite this there are still plenty of trees, shrubs and other perennials providing colour and interest and here are ten of the best: 1. Alstroemeria 'Indian Summer' (Peruvian Lily) Alstroemerias [...]

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