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Grow your own shaving brush

This’s more a curious, architectural greenhouse foliage plant than a spectacular floral display. Although these cute flowers last for many weeks they’re not impressive compared to their sister bulbs, the rose red Blood Lilies, Haemanthus coccineus for this is H. albiflos, a white flowered species. Hailing from South Africa these members of the Amaryllis family […]

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April in the Greenhouse: Time to Sow

April is the greenhouse gardener’s busiest month, and for good reason, the days are lengthening, temperatures are rising, and the window for getting key crops started is firmly open. Get the timing right now and you’ll be harvesting well into autumn, leave it too late and you’ll spend the season playing catch-up. Here’s how I’m […]