‘The White Glossary’ For the curious and hungry-for-knowledge, the glossary is stuffed with things you need to know to become a gardener. We make a point to weave, thread and insinuate horticultural, meteorological, botanical, geological and evolutionary knowledge through everything we say, write and do. For us this is as much an essential professional horticultural…
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GUY WATTS OWNER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR Guy’s connection with Architectural Plants began as a boy. It spans Saturdays, school holidays and post university before the lure of the sea took him rowing the Indian Ocean in 2009. In 2011 he co-founded the charity Streetscape, created to train young people for careers in horticulture. Returning to…
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Indoor / House Plants If you’re reading this you’re human (presumably) and if you’re human, you may have a room that you think of as warm, comfortable and light. A plant might disagree with you. It’ll probably think your room is dark, dry and not particularly comfortable. Living in a pot in a house is…
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Familiar spiky little rosettes 0.4ft across. Grow these in profusion amongst your yuccas and other succulents. Or even on your roof. Tremendously tough and satisfying. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Hardiness level Green
Spiky looking but soft tulip-like leaves all the way from the mountains of Mexico. Remarkable and dramatic red eruptions (flowers) in spring. For reasonably mild gardens. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Hardiness level Amber
Index : 1.”How fast does it grow?“…2.”How big does it get?“…3.”How old is it?“…4.”Is there anything I can grow on clay?“…5.”What if it dies?“…6.”Why do I kill everything?“…7.”What happens if I remove a dead branch from a piece of topiary?“…8.”Can I move it?“…9.“Can I mend it?”…10.”How do I protect plants in the winter?” Frequent Questions:…
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Creative Maintenance What does it mean? The best way we’ve found of explaining it is by imagining going up to a plant and saying, ‘You’re a nice plant, but is there anything I can do to make you look even nicer?’ In most cases, the answer is a resounding, ‘Yes’. Raising, thinning and shaping the…
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Index : 1.How to Plant…2.How to Stake & Guy…3.How to Clip…4.How to Water…5.How to Grow Indoor Plants…6.How to Grow Conservatory Plant…7.How to Grow Plants in Pots…8.How to understand how Plants Grow…9.How to Control Pests & Diseases…10.How to understand Creative Maintenance…11.How to stop worrying about Roots & Foundations…12.How to stop worrying it’s going to die…13.How to…
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