Garden Flowers from SeedThis unique book is a dialogue between two extraordinarily knowledgeable and opinionated plantsmen who offer valuable advice on which seed-raised flowers to grow, how to germinate and tend to them, and how to use them in the garden. The discussion is informative, urbane, and entertaining.Published at $22.95 Available Now at $11.49 |
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Page 54
... as a biennial and replaced with bedding plants in July . Sow in a pot in the spring of the previous year and grow the plants on in a row . ANTIRRHINUM Antirrhinum ( Scrophulariaceae ) GR : Where do I 54 A TO Z OF GARDEN FLOWERS.
... as a biennial and replaced with bedding plants in July . Sow in a pot in the spring of the previous year and grow the plants on in a row . ANTIRRHINUM Antirrhinum ( Scrophulariaceae ) GR : Where do I 54 A TO Z OF GARDEN FLOWERS.
Page 78
Christopher Lloyd, Graham Rice. Calceolaria ( Scrophulariaceae ) GR : I must say that I'm not too keen on the big blousy greenhouse varieties of calceolaria that look like the beloved bedroom slippers of a 1950s seaside landlady . But ...
Christopher Lloyd, Graham Rice. Calceolaria ( Scrophulariaceae ) GR : I must say that I'm not too keen on the big blousy greenhouse varieties of calceolaria that look like the beloved bedroom slippers of a 1950s seaside landlady . But ...
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... ( Scrophulariaceae ) GR : Once again we come to a plant which has migrated from genus to genus according to the unnecessary wilfulness or improved taxonomic understanding ( depending upon your prejudice ) of botanists : Maurandya is often ...
... ( Scrophulariaceae ) GR : Once again we come to a plant which has migrated from genus to genus according to the unnecessary wilfulness or improved taxonomic understanding ( depending upon your prejudice ) of botanists : Maurandya is often ...
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3-in pots Allium christophii antirrhinums autumn bedding plants biennial blue bracts Briza maxima bushy catalogues Christopher Christopher Lloyd cold frame cold glass Compositae cut flowers dahlias daisies dark deep Dixter double dwarf easy to raise F1 hybrid favourite foliage fresh seed ft tall garden gazanias geraniums germination green grit grown half-hardy half-hardy annual hardy annual hostas Innes seed compost John Innes seed late leaves Lobelia look lupins marigolds mixed border mixture orange over-winter pale Papaveraceae peat peat-based compost perennial petals poppy pretty prick propagator purple raised from seed Ranunculaceae roots rosette Salvia Salvia patens scarlet scent Scrophulariaceae season seed seed companies seed strains seed-pots seed-raised seedlings self-sow separate colours shades Silver soil sown species spikes spot spring sowing stems sunny temperature there's treated tuberous tulips usually varieties vermiculite wallflowers well-drained white flowers wild winter worth growing zinnias