Plants - Page 3 of 3 - Gordon Rigg

A guide to Spring and Summer Bulbs

This Bloom chart will help make your garden look full of colour all year round.

Christmas Trees

Our real Christmas trees are due in today! 13.11.20 The Nordmann fir This is one of the most important species grown for Christmas trees, being favoured for its attractive foliage, with needles that are not sharp and do not drop readily when the tree dries out. The Frazer Fir Splendid for smaller spaces due […]

Mimosa Pudica – Plant Of The Moment

Mimosa pudica is a creeping annual or perennial flowering plant of the pea/legume family Fabaceae and Magnoliopsida taxon, often grown for its curiosity value: the compound leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken, defending themselves from harm, and re-open a few minutes later. Caring for this captivating houseplant isn’t difficult, and this […]

Get creative with a living wall and pond planter

With more people loving the joy of gardening it’s the perfect time to get creative Living walls, or vertical gardens are becoming more popular with those that don’t have much space in their garden or even back yard, they are a great way of adding splashes of colour to a drab space or covering up […]

New Arrivals In Our Houseplants Department

Our houseplants department are always getting lots of new arrival, here are just a few from this week. We have a great selection of Calathea in store in a few different varieties and sizes. Calathea is a genus of plants belonging to the family Marantaceae. There are several dozen species in this genus. Native […]

Physalis – Plant of the week

21st July 2020 Physalis Physalis alkekengi is a distant relative of the new world P. peruviana. This species is native to Asia unlike the rest of Physalis that is native to the Americas. It is easily identifiable by the large, bright orange to red papery covering over its fruit, which resembles paper lanterns Other common […]

Cirsium – Plant of the week

Cirsium A hardy, speading perennial with large, pricky dark green leaves. In summer it bears deep crimson thistle-like flowerheads on erect stems. Ideal in moist soil in sun – effective in a wild garden or steamside. Height x Spread 1.2m x 60cm (4ft x 2ft) Other common names – Plume thistle ‘Atropurpureum’ Family – Asteraceae […]

Begonias

Begonia is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Begoniaceae. The genus contains more than 1,800 different plant species making it one of the genera of flowering plants. The Begonias are native to moist subtropical and tropical climates. Some species are commonly grown indoors as ornamental houseplants in cooler climates like England. In cooler climates some species are cultivated outside in […]

Growing a herb garden

Half the fun of growing a herb collection is choosing the herbs you want to grow whether it be rosemary, dill or thyme they will all come in handy and smell amazing. You also need to decide what to do with them once you have grown them. If you just want a few culinary varieties […]