Freshening up your bathroom by placing plants in it. Choose plants that are bright happy colours and shade-tolerant. In this article, you’ll find out about the 10 shade-loving bathroom plants and their benefits – what makes… Read More »Shade-loving bathroom plants
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 lists nearly 40 non-native invasive plant species in the UK. They must not be planted in gardens or caused to grow in the wild. Other laws briefly stated in… Read More »Is bamboo invasive plant species in UK?
Organic fertilisers help to keep the soil soft and feed the plants at the same time. They are best for bamboo plants. The bamboo plants love slow-release high nitrogen fertilisers, yet they will benefit from the… Read More »High Nitrogen Fertilisers for Bamboo
Not all bamboo shoots are edible. Of the 1700 different kinds of bamboo plants, less than 200 are considered edible. Yet only a handful are delicious, they can be eaten raw or cooked. Most of… Read More »Can you eat bamboo shoots?
If you already have matured bamboo plants, then you can use the cutting from the branches, culms (stems) or rhizomes (roots) to propagate a new plant. Get the latest information on how to propagate running… Read More »How to Propagate Running Bamboo
Clumping bamboos do not have running rhizomes, instead, the roots are packed around the base forming a clumped base, hence the name clump-forming bamboo. Learn about how to propagate clump-forming bamboo by ‘base separation’. Take… Read More »How to Propagate Clump-forming Bamboo
World Bamboo Day is celebrated annually on the 18th of September. The theme for this year is ‘It is Time to Grow Bamboo’. Use the hashtag #GrowBamboo when celebrating World Bamboo Day 2022. It aims… Read More »World Bamboo Day 2022 Grow Bamboo
Squirrels can cause a lot of damage in the garden, especially when it comes to fruiting plants such as tomatoes and strawberries. So how can you keep squirrels away from the ripe strawberries and tomatoes?… Read More »Stop squirrels eating strawberries and tomatoes
Want to know the best way to make tomato plants produce more fruit? There is no hidden secret but to encourage the plant to produce more flowers – the more flowers, the more tomato fruit.… Read More »How to make tomato plants produce more fruit?
Homeowners and gardeners are wondering which bamboo plant is the best bamboo screen option. Some bamboo plants, called running bamboo plants, can become a serious problem if planted in the garden without a barrier. There… Read More »Best Bamboo Screen – Phyllostachys or Fargesia