by Steve | Aug 30, 2011 | Favourite Plants, Plant Spotlight
Can you guess what this is? It’s a pretty popular Spring flowering bulb… Still puzzled? If you couldn’t work it out don’t feel so bad. When I first saw this in my local florist I did a double take as it was totally new to me too. ...
by Steve | Dec 3, 2010 | Favourite Plants, Home Gardening
Care to take a guess at what this is? If you guessed some type of moss then I’m sorry but you’re wrong. If you’ve read my previous blogs on bromeliads and guessed some type of tillandsia then I’m sorry but you’re still wrong (extra...
by Steve | Nov 26, 2010 | Bulbs, Favourite Plants, Home Gardening
I am an absolute sucker for virtually any type of bulb. In the past 12 months I have given into my addiction and started up a collection. I’m limited in what I can try as I don’t have any real garden beds (I live on the 5th floor). Instead everything...
by Steve | Feb 2, 2010 | Favourite Plants, Photography
One day I found myself in a large bed of roses and flowering annuals when I spotted this particular rose. A friend of mine would call it a ‘fruit salad’ garden as it had pretty much a bit of everything with no apparent colour scheme. I had been somewhat...
by Steve | Oct 21, 2009 | Favourite Plants, Indoor Plants
I’ve recently rediscovered this great plant. You may know them as Cape Primrose but I know them as Streptocarpus hybrids – the results of plant breeders crossing various species to develop a better plant. About 5 years ago I discovered this plant for the first...
by Steve | Oct 21, 2009 | Favourite Plants, Succulents
Lithops are small succulents which grow in the harsh dry regions of South Africa. They are commonly known as Living Stones and its pretty obvious why when you see how easily they can blend in with sand and pebbles. My love for them first started when I was around 12...
