Flowers
Gardening links for flowers. Sites for advice on flowers in your garden and suppliers of flower related items.
Specific page on gardeningdata.co.uk:
- Begonias
- Bulb Planting Guide - An A to Z guide to garden bulbs show recommended time to plant, how deep to plant them and how far apart
- Chrysanthemums
- Container Plants
- Double digging a flower bed.
- Hanging Baskets - make your own
General information:
Annuals - A guide to annual plants - including guides to selecting flowers for shade and moist sites, containers, flowers for fragrants, drying and much more.
Biennial Plants are plants that require
two growing seasons to fill their life cycle. The first season from seed, they will make leaf growth; they will then overwinter
and flower in the following year then die
Bulbs including corms and rhizomes - suggestions
for planting and looking after bulbs, corms and rhizomes.
Bulbs from Seed how to grow bulbous plants from
seed.
Bulbs in Pots advice for bulbs such as dwarf Narcissi,
Iris, and Crocus
Chrysanthemums in Aberdeen - bringing chrysanthemums to life - (chrysanthemums.info)
Daisy Paradise Here you can find everything about Daisies. The information is accompanied by some colourful photographs - (daisyparadise.com)
In The Potting Shed This British site is dedicated to growing plants from seed. - (inthepottingshed.co.uk)
Osteospermums Explore this site and learn more about the propagation, botany and plant care of this beautiful plant. There are more than 200 photographs for you to enjoy. - (osteospermum.com)
Owl's Acre Sweet Peas - Well illustrated specialist sweet pea site with information on sweet pea cultivation, pests, diseases, history and much more. Wide selection of sweet pea seed for sale.
Paul's Garden World Site includes a large, informative section on growing perennials, biennials, climbers, wild flowers, annuals, bulbs and other flowers
Perennials are non-woody plants that live for two or more years. Most are herbaceous, dying back in autumn to ground level or to a woody base, and sending up new growth in spring. A few are evergreens so are a valuable presence in the garden over the winter period. While most perennials flower during the summer months, there are a few that flower in the spring and a few that flower in the autumn
Postcode Plants Database generates lists of native plants and wildlife for any specified postal district in the UK. - (nhm.ac.uk - The Natural History Museum)
Rhododendrons and azaleas - Questions and Answers - Seasonal tips and FAQs on growing rhododendrons and azaleas from trade-only specialist nursery - (osberton.co.uk)
Rose Cottage Plants - Specialists in a wide range of bulbs and hardy perennials. The plants are a mix of cottage garden favourites and a wide variety of more unusual types - all a pleasure to have in your garden. Currently there are over 400 different bulbs and plants in their catalogue. (rosecottageplants.co.uk)
Sweet Peas - The sweet pea and Lathyrus species information site. (lathyrus.info)
Wildflowerlinks The aim of the Wildflowerlinks directory is to make it easy for you to discover relevant UK wildflower related sites. - (wildflowerlinks.co.uk)
Wild Flowers Some native wild flowers, looked upon in scorn by some gardeners, can, when planted in a border, become very attractive indeed. In fact, what is a wild flower or even a weed in some countries, is a desirable plant in others. The fertile conditions enable them to become much bigger plants and bear more flowers than they do in the wild
Suppliers:
BrilliantGardens.com - New varieties of high quality Begonia and Primula varieties available in a range of patio containers from a selection of garden centres across the UK.
Iris of Sissinghurst - Offer tall & short bearded, sibiricas, ensatas & many others for all situations by Mail Order.
Judy’s Snowdrops - When available, collector’s snowdrops sold ‘in the green’ (February/March) and as dormant bulbs (July/August), by mail order. (judyssnowdrops.co.uk)
Owl's Acre Sweet Peas - Well illustrated specialist sweet pea site with information on sweet pea cultivation, pests, diseases, history and much more. Wide selection of sweet pea seed for sale.
Plantworld Seeds - Seeds of choice, rare and unusual hardy perennials and ornamental grasses delivered worldwide. RHS medal winners.
