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Ivydene Gardens Extra Pages of Plants
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"Suttons Seeds on Hanging Baskets:- If you’re short on space or want to give your houseguests a floral welcome, hanging baskets provide a perfect eye-level treat. Create dramatic displays on the patio with our range of equipment for hanging baskets, pots and containers:-
And don't forget we've got a comprehensive range of flower seeds and flower plants for you to grow in your hanging baskets:-
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There is also the Bedding Use - Suitable for Hanging Baskets Page in the Infill Plants Gallery, which details some plants. |
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Use in Hanging Baskets Page in the Bedding Plant Gallery compares the flowers of some bedding plants suitable for hanging baskets. |
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It is wise to label your plants, so that next year if you had liked those plants, then you would know what to buy again. Unfortunately at Wisley there were some unlabelled bedding plants in 2013, which frustrates visitors:- |
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From Mixed Border Design of Part 3 of East Mixed Border at Wisley in 2013:- "Around 60 RHS staff, Horticultural Trades Association members and volunteers have planted up more than 5,000 pansies and violas for a colourful display in containers, hanging baskets and in a large open area; highlighting the many situations in which they thrive. Gardeners visiting the display are sure to be inspired by the colour and planting possibilities." from the Royal Horticultural Society. The following photos show a grand display, but WHAT A WASTE OF TIME BY THOSE 60 STAFF - WHERE ARE THE PLANT LABELS? WHERE CAN YOU FIND OUT ABOUT BUYING THE SEEDS, OR GROWING CONDITIONS OF THE DISPLAYED PLANTS? WHICH OF THESE DISPLAYED PLANTS IS A VIOLA AND WHICH A PANSY? with not a label showing each plant name in the pots, fence hanging baskets, hanging baskets or ground in sight:- so that visitors can see if it is a pansy or a viola |
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The overall amount of sunlight received depends on aspect, the direction your garden faces:- North-facing gardens get the least light and can be damp South-facing gardens get the most light East-facing gardens get morning light West-facing gardens get afternoon and evening light
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Surface soil moisture is the water that is in the upper 10 cm (4 inches) of soil, whereas root zone soil moisture is the water that is available to plants, which is generally considered to be in the upper 200 cm (80 inches) of soil:-
Sun Aspect:-
Acid Site - An acid soil has a pH value below 7.0. Clay soils are usually acid and retentive of moisture, requiring drainage. The addition of grit or coarse sand makes them more manageable. Peaty soil is acidic with fewer nutrients and also requires drainage. Alkaline Soil - An alkaline soil has a pH value above 7.0. Soils that form a thin layer over chalk restrict plant selection to those tolerant of drought. Bank / Slope problems include soil erosion, surface water, summer drought and poor access (create path using mattock to pull an earth section 180 degrees over down the slope). Then, stabilise the earth with 4 inches (10cms) depth of spent mushroom compost under the chicken wire; before planting climbers/plants through it. Cold Exposed Inland Site is an area that is open to the elements and that includes cold, biting winds, the glare of full sun, frost and snow - These plants are able to withstand very low temperatures and those winds in the South of England. Dust and Pollution Barrier - Plants with large horizontal leaves are particularly effective in filtering dust from the environment, with mature trees being capable of filtering up to 70% of dust particles caused by traffic. Plants can also help offset the pollution effects of traffic. 20 trees are needed to absorb the carbon dioxide produced by 1 car driven for 60 miles. Front of Border / Path Edges - Soften edges for large masses of paving or lawn with groundcover plants. Random areas Within Paths can be planted with flat-growing plants. Other groundcover plants are planted in the Rest of Border. Seaside Plants that deal with salt-carrying gales and blown sand; by you using copious amounts of compost and thick mulch to conserve soil moisture. Sound Barrier - The sound waves passing through the plant interact with leaves and branches, some being deflected and some being turned into heat energy. A wide band of planting is necessary to achieve a large reduction in the decibel level. Wind Barrier - By planting a natural windbreak you will create a permeable barrier that lets a degree of air movement pass through it and provide shelter by as far as 30 times their height downwind. Woodland ground cover under the shade of tree canopies.
In the case of some genera and species, at least two - and sometimes dozens of - varieties and hybrids are readily available, and it has been possible to give only a selection of the whole range. To indicate this, the abbreviation 'e.g.' appears before the selected examples ( for instance, Centaurea cyanus e.g. 'Jubilee Gem'). If an 'e.g.' is omitted in one list, although it appears beside the same plant in other lists, this means that that plant is the only suitable one - or the only readily available suitable one - in the context of that particular list. |
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Chalky alkaline soils are derived from chalk or limestone with a pH of 7.1 or above.
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To locate mail-order nursery for plants from the UK in this gallery try using search in RHS Find a Plant. To locate plants in the European Union (EU) try using Search Term in Gardens4You and Meilland Richardier in France. To locate mail-order nursery for plants from America in this gallery try using search in Plant Lust. To locate plant information in Australia try using Plant Finder in Gardening Australia. |
The following is from "A land of Soil, Milk and Honey" by Bernard Jarman in Star & Furrow Issue 122 January 2015 - Journal of the Biodynamic Association;_ "Soil is created in the first place through the activity of countlesss micro-organisms, earthworms and especially the garden worm (Lumbricus terrestris). This species is noticeably active in the period immediately before and immediately after mid-winter. In December we find it (in the UK) drawing large numbers of autumn leaves down into the soil. Worms consume all kinds of plant material along with sand and mineral substances. In form, they live as a pure digestive tract. The worm casts excreted from their bodies form the basis of a well-structured soil with an increased level of available plant nutrients:-
Worms also burrow to great depths and open up the soil for air and water to penetrate, increasing the scope of a fertile soil. After the earthworm, the most important helper of the biodynamic farmer is undoubetdly
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There are other pages on Plants which bloom in each month of the year in this website:- 12 Bloom Colours per Month Index Plants Colour Wheel - All Flowers per Month 12 Bedding |
Plants for Cut Flowers in Climber 3 sector Vertical Plant System with flowers in |
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White, pink |
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White, yellow, orange, red |
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Pink, red, purple |
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White |
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Spring Interest |
White, cream, yellow |
6-12 x |
Fully Hardy |
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Nemesia |
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Summer Interest |
Cream, orange, pink, blue, purple yellow |
8 x |
Half-hardy (survives lows of 0 degrees C / |
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Ocimum basilicum |
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Summer Interest |
Used as a herb |
10 x |
Half-hardy (survives lows of 0 degrees C / |
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Orchids |
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Any time of year |
All colours |
12 x |
Tender |
Trails over side of basket. |
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Pelargonium |
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Summer Interest |
White, pink, red |
12 x |
Tender |
Some cultivars do trail over side of basket. Sun / Part Shade i.e. best protected from hot sun. |
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Petunia |
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Summer Interest |
White, purple, blue, red |
8 x |
Half-hardy (survives lows of 0 degrees C / |
Trails over side of basket. |
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Primula |
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Spring Interest |
White, pink, yellow, red, orange, purple |
6 x |
Fully Hardy |
Sun / Part Shade i.e. best protected from hot sun. |
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Rosa (miniature and ground-cover) |
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Summer / Autumn Interest |
White, pink, yellow, red, orange |
10 x |
Fully Hardy |
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Rosmarinus officinalis |
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All year |
Used as herb |
12 x |
Fully Hardy |
Some cultivars do trail over side of basket. |
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Salpiglossis |
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Summer Interest |
Yellow, orange, red, purple, blue |
18 x |
Half-hardy (survives lows of 0 degrees C / |
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Salvia officinalis |
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All year |
Used as herb |
12 x |
Fully Hardy |
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Schlumbergera |
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Winter Interest |
Red, pink , white |
8 x |
Tender |
Sun / Part Shade i.e. best protected from hot sun. |
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Solenostemon |
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Spring / Summer / Autumn Interest |
Used for its Foliage |
12 x |
Half-hardy (survives lows of 0 degrees C / |
Sun / Part Shade i.e. best protected from hot sun. |
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Strawberries |
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Summer Interest |
Used for its Fruit |
5 x |
Fully Hardy |
Trails over side of basket. |
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Tanacetum parthenium |
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Summer Interest |
White |
18 x |
Fully Hardy |
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Thymus vulgaris |
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All year |
Used as a Herb |
5 x |
Fully Hardy |
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Tomatoes |
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Summer Interest |
Used for its Fruiting Vegetable |
6 x |
Half-hardy (survives lows of 0 degrees C / |
Some cultivars do trail over side of basket. |
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Tradescantia |
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All year |
Used for its Foliage |
8 x |
Tender |
Sun / Part Shade i.e. best protected from hot sun. |
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Tropaeolum |
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Summer Interest |
Yellow, orange, red |
8 x |
Fully Hardy |
Some cultivars do trail over side of basket. |
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Verbena |
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Summer Interest |
Red, pink, blue, mauve, white |
10 x |
Half-hardy (survives lows of 0 degrees C / |
Trails over side of basket. |
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Vinca |
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Used for its Foliage all year |
White, blue, purple |
6 x |
Fully Hardy |
Trails over side of basket. Sun / Part Shade i.e. best protected from hot sun. |
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Viola |
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Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter Interest |
White, violet, yellow, orange, maroon, black |
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Fully Hardy |
Sun / Part Shade i.e. best protected from hot sun. |
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There are 180 families in the Wildflowers of the UK and they have been split up into 22 Galleries to allow space for up to 100 plants per gallery. Each plant named in each of the Wildflower Family Pages may have a link to:- its Plant Description Page in its Common Name in one of those Wildflower Plant Galleries and will have links to external sites to purchase the plant or seed in its Botanical Name, to see photos in its Flowering Months and to read habitat details in its Habitat Column.
WILD FLOWER FAMILY
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WILD FLOWER FAMILY
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WILD FLOWER FAMILY
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WILD FLOWER FAMILY
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Fragrant Plants adds the use of another of your 5 senses in your garden:- |
Choose 1 of these different Plant selection Methods:- 1. Choose a plant from 1 of 53 flower colours in the Colour Wheel Gallery. 2. Choose a plant from 1 of 12 flower colours in each month of the year from 12 Bloom Colours per Month Index Gallery. 3. Choose a plant from 1 of 6 flower colours per month for each type of plant:- 4. Choose a plant from its Flower Shape:- 5. Choose a plant from its foliage:- 6. There are 6 Plant Selection Levels including 7. Choose a plant from the soil it prefers:- 8. Choose a plant from its Fragrance - see alongside in the column with the blue background. 9. when I do not have my own photos or ones from mail-order nursery photos, then from March 2016, if you want to start from the uppermost design levels through to your choice of cultivated and wildflower plants to change your Plant Selection Process then use the following galleries:-
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The following details come from Cactus Art:- "A flower is the the complex sexual reproductive structure of Angiosperms, typically consisting of an axis bearing perianth parts, androecium (male) and gynoecium (female). Bisexual flower show four distinctive parts arranged in rings inside each other which are technically modified leaves: Sepal, petal, stamen & pistil. This flower is referred to as complete (with all four parts) and perfect (with "male" stamens and "female" pistil). The ovary ripens into a fruit and the ovules inside develop into seeds. Incomplete flowers are lacking one or more of the four main parts. Imperfect (unisexual) flowers contain a pistil or stamens, but not both. The colourful parts of a flower and its scent attract pollinators and guide them to the nectary, usually at the base of the flower tube.
Androecium (male Parts or stamens) Gynoecium (female Parts or carpels or pistil)
It is made up of the stigma, style, and ovary. Each pistil is constructed of one to many rolled leaflike structures.
The following details come from Nectary Genomics:- "NECTAR. Many flowering plants attract potential pollinators by offering a reward of floral nectar. The primary solutes found in most nectars are varying ratios of sucrose, glucose and fructose, which can range from as little a 8% (w/w) in some species to as high as 80% in others. This abundance of simple sugars has resulted in the general perception that nectar consists of little more than sugar-water; however, numerous studies indicate that it is actually a complex mixture of components. Additional compounds found in a variety of nectars include other sugars, all 20 standard amino acids, phenolics, alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenes, vitamins, organic acids, oils, free fatty acids, metal ions and proteins. NECTARIES. An organ known as the floral nectary is responsible for producing the complex mixture of compounds found in nectar. Nectaries can occur in different areas of flowers, and often take on diverse forms in different species, even to the point of being used for taxonomic purposes. Nectaries undergo remarkable morphological and metabolic changes during the course of floral development. For example, it is known that pre-secretory nectaries in a number of species accumulate large amounts of starch, which is followed by a rapid degradation of amyloplast granules just prior to anthesis and nectar secretion. These sugars presumably serve as a source of nectar carbohydrate. WHY STUDY NECTAR? Nearly one-third of all worldwide crops are dependent on animals to achieve efficient pollination. In addition, U.S. pollinator-dependent crops have been estimated to have an annual value of up to $15 billion. Many crop species are largely self-incompatible (not self-fertile) and almost entirely on animal pollinators to achieve full fecundity; poor pollinator visitation has been reported to reduce yields of certain species by up to 50%." |
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It is worth remembering that especially with roses that the colour of the petals of the flower may change - The following photos are of Rosa 'Lincolnshire Poacher' which I took on the same day in R.V. Roger's Nursery Field:- |
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Juvenile Flower |
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Older juvenile Flower |
Middle-aged Flower - Flower Colour in Season in its |
Middle-aged Flower |
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Juvenile Flower and Dying Flower |
Form of Rose Bush |
There are 720 roses in the Rose Galleries; many of which have the above series of pictures in their respective Rose Description Page. So one might avoid the disappointment that the 2 elephants had when their trunks were entwined instead of them each carrying |
their trunk using their own trunk, and your disappointment of buying a rose to discover that the colour you bought it for is only the case when it has its juvenile flowers; if you do not look at all the photos of that rose in the respective Rose Description Page!!!! |
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Plant Selection by Flower Colour |
Blue Flowers |
Other Colour Flowers |
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The following details about DOUBLE FLOWERS comes from Wikipedia:- "Double-flowered" describes varieties of flowers with extra petals, often containing flowers within flowers. The double-flowered trait is often noted alongside the scientific name with the abbreviation fl. pl. (flore pleno, a Latin ablative form meaning "with full flower"). The first abnormality to be documented in flowers, double flowers are popular varieties of many commercial flower types, including roses, camellias and carnations. In some double-flowered varieties all of the reproductive organs are converted to petals — as a result, they are sexually sterile and must be propagated through cuttings. Many double-flowered plants have little wildlife value as access to the nectaries is typically blocked by the mutation.
There is further photographic, diagramatic and text about Double Flowers from an education department - dept.ca.uky.edu - in the University of Kentucky in America.
"Meet the plant hunter obsessed with double-flowering blooms" - an article from The Telegraph. |
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Hanging Baskets - Create Glorious Hanging Displays for Year-Round colour by Andrew Mikolajski. Published by Anness Publishing Limited 2002 updated 2003. Height in inches (cms):- 25.4mm = 1 inch I normally round this to |
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