United Kingdom - Flowers

Gardening links for flowers.  Sites for advice on flowers in your garden and suppliers of flower related items.             <------------------------>

Specific page on UltraWeb4You

• 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

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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)
• The Cyclamen Society
• 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.

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