Colin Clifford's Articles in Home-and-Family


  • Create A Haven For Butterflies
    Whatever the reason most people enjoy seeing butterflies in their gardens and would welcome more.The good news is that it is not that difficult to add the essential ingredients that attract lots of these beautiful creatures, and keep them happy once they have turned up.

  • Fall Bulbs For Spring Blooms
    Fall bulbs are, naturally, planted in the fall and flower in the spring. Many believe that they should be planted in the early spring, believing that the winter frosts can harm them. In fact nothing could be farther from the truth.

  • Floribunda Roses
    Floribunda roses were created in 1909, the first polyantha/hybrid tea cross, "Gruss an Aachen" latin for "many flowering"

  • Garden Containers, Flower Pots And Planters
    There are many reasons for growing plants in garden containers, flower pots and planters. An obvious one is if you are growing exotic plants that can be placed outdoors in summer in a location that suits each plant, and then taken indoors or into a more shaded spot in the fall and winter.

  • Garden Hygiene
    The maxim "prevention is better than cure" applies particularly to gardens Increasingly gardeners are turning away from the chemical control of problems recognising that to rely on chemicals,EG. pesticides and fungicides can create more problems that they cure.Helpful predators may be eradicated along with the pests leading ...

  • Grow Your Own Garden Fruit Trees For Real Fruit
    When visiting a supermarket have you never wished you had a few garden fruit trees? Have you ever noticed how purchased fruit these days is bit inconsistent in quality? Sometimes it will be fine, but mostly is tasteless, too hard or too soft. The pears are rock hard, you can push your fingers through the plums, and the peac ...

  • Why Choose A Greenhouse?
    Greenhouses are often thought of as the exclusive preserve of the dedicated gardener. However with greenhouses and frames to suit every pocket and size of garden, there is no need for even the novice gardener to feel daunted by the prospect of installing and running one.

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