Fact Sheets

These amazing, rugged but architectural plants make ideal subjects for the modern home. Their development is fascinating and exiting.

There are more than 40 different species of shield bug in the UK, but are they a problem, and should we be taking action?

Echeverias have become very popular plants in recent years, however many are lost due to a lack of basic growing facts. In this factsheet,

More succulents are killed by wrong watering than any other reason, here we will try to explain the best methods, when and where.

Aeoniums are easy to grow succulents that make great architectural plants. This fact sheet details how they grow in the wild and how to grow them in this country.

While the use of  peat may have fallen out of popularity for use in horticulture, the cultivation of plants enjoying similar conditions, is a rare and unique way of gardening.

These Clematis notes follow on from Howard's lecture 'Clematis the Queen of Climbers' and are designed to remind the reader of some of the points made in the lecture, enabling the reader to get the most from their plants.

In recent years with the introduction of new cultivars we are seeing more Clematis being grown in containers, here is some advice on choice of plants, containers, composts and aftercare including pruning.

Clematis are one of the most popular plants in our gardens, they are not difficult to grow given a few rules on planting, care and pruning. A separate fact sheet is available on growing them in containers.

Camellias are very popular garden subjects and are not difficult to grow providing you follow a few simple guidelines. Here we look at their history and origins along with advice how to site them in your garden and grow them successfully.

Growing alpines in troughs and sinks offers many fascinating