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Chelsea Flower Show and Gardens of Southern England Tour May, 2026

  May 19th to May 28th, 2026   DEPARTURE DAY from USA: Tuesday May 19th, 2026 Day 1: Wednesday May 20th, 2026 - Arrival Day   Morning arrival to London Heathrow airport. After clearing customs and getting your bags, meet Charlie Nardozzi and transfer to RHS Wisley Gardens for tea, breakfast and a tour of the gardens. Wisley is the historic home of the RHS and houses one of the largest plant collections in the world. The gardens delight through every season. At the end of the visit, meet your local guide who will give a short...

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Garden Coaching and Consulting

Garden Coaching and Consulting   What's a Garden Coach? A coach is a cross between a consultant, designer, and a landscaper. A designer will give you ideas and plans, but won't do the work. A landscaper will come in and do the work, but won't teach you how. A coach is the best of both worlds. I'll come in and offer design and plant selection ideas and maintenance tips. Then I'll come back and actually work with you to perform some of the tasks. A garden coach is for those gardeners who want to do their own gardening and landscaping,...

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Herb Videos

Harvesting Herbs

Learn all about harvesting herbs, such as oregano, thyme, parsley and rosemary for fresh eating and drying. Also, learn about the best way to harvest basil so you continue to get large leaves throughout the season. Learn more about herb growing here.  

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HouseplantsPerennialsPodcast

How To Grow : Clean Air Houseplants

Learn how to grow common houseplants indoors as a way to clean your air. Listen to podcast: I recently heard a story about NASA sending basil and turnip seeds to the moon in grow chambers to see how they will germinate in that gravity-less, high radiation environment. It prompted me to remember the now famous research NASA also did on house plants. When looking at long term stays on the space station, one of the challenges was to produce clean air for astronauts to breathe. We all know plants are the reason we're alive today for their...

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Houseplants

How to Grow: African Violet

Sun Requirements Bright indirect light is best. They also grow well under grow lights. Bloom Period and Seasonal Color African violets bloom on and off all season long especially if grown under lights Mature Height x Spread 4 to 16 inches tall and wide, depending on the variety. Some miniatures are literally only a few inches tall. African violets are a forever popular plant that delight growers with their diversity of flower colors and shapes. Although they are native to Africa and grow outdoors there in the mountains, they are threatened...

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Annuals

How to Grow: Ageratum

in Ageratum houstonianum Other Name floss flower   Sun Requirements full sun, part sun   Bloom Period and Seasonal Color Ageratum bloom summer to frost in colors such as blue, white, violet and pink   Mature Height x Spread 6 to 24 inches x 6 to 12 inches   Added Benefits Ageratum attracts butterflies, drought tolerant, deer resistant   Ageratum is a workhorse annual flower in many New England gardens. It's a low growing, low maintenance annual that blooms all summer in sun or part shade with little care. The small mounding plants...

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Bulbs

How to Grow: Alliums

Allium spp and cultivars   Other Name flowering onion   Sun Requirements full sun, part sun   Bloom Period and Seasonal Color Spring to early summer in colors of white, pink, yellow, and purple   Mature Height x Spread 6 to 36 inches x 10 to 12 inches   Added Benefits Attract beneficials, drought tolerant, deer resistant     Alliums are a broad group of plants in the onion family. While we're all familiar with good common food crops, such as onions, leeks, and garlic, there are many alliums that are grown just for their...

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HerbHouseplants

How to Grow: Aloe Vera

Sun Requirements Bright, indirect light outdoors and a bright room indoors Bloom Period and Plant Shape Outdoors aloe vera has yellow or red flowers in spring depending on the selection. Indoors aloe vera is mostly grown for its succulent leaves and rarely flowers. Mature Height x Spread Outdoors aloe vera can grow mostly to 2 to 3 feet tall and wide depending on the variety with some reaching 10 feet tall. Most indoor aloe vera only grow less than 1 foot tall.  Aloe vera is hardy in USDA zone 8 to 11. It's native to North Africa and...

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Annuals

How to Grow: Alyssum

Lobularia maritima Other Name sweet alyssum Sun Requirements Full sun, part sun Bloom Period and Seasonal Color Blooms all summer in colors of white, lavender or pink Mature Height x Spread 4 to 6 inches x  6 to 12 inches Added Benefits attracts butterflies, attracts beneficials, deer resistant   Alyssum is a low growing annual that is known for its carpet of sweet smelling white, violet or purple colored flowers. It grows and flowers best during the coolest parts of the summer in New England, but in northern and coastal areas can be...

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How to Grow: Amaranth

Listen to this podcast on how to grow for food and beauty. It's been called the Food of the Gods, superfood of the Aztecs and the next “quinoa”. But we known amaranth as mostly an ornamental plant with colorful weeping flower heads. However, more recently amaranth has gained interest as a leafy green in the garden. While farmers continue to experiment with growing amaranth commercially as a grain crop, another way to enjoy this native American vegetable is as a leafy green. Amaranth is related to the common weed, red rooted pigweed. But...

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