Gardening School
Articles with tips, advice, and lots of inspiration in gardening
Here we share tips, advice, and inspiration about cultivation from all the experience we have at Florea and our ambassadors. When it comes to cultivation, you never really stop learning, it’s always a fantastic journey for new experiences. One year, spring comes early, the next it arrives late, the third year there are extra many killer slugs, and the fourth year we get no rain. What we’re saying is that no year is the same as the other, and growing zones don’t have to be set in stone.
Our motto is that a seed always wants to sprout and it’s okay if you fail. Even the most experienced do not always succeed with their cultivation, and that’s how it will always be. Sometimes, it’s not the result that’s most important, but the journey there. Welcome to read our articles to get tips, advice, and also be inspired about what new things you should try this year?
Growing Peaches
Sun-ripened peaches from your own garden are entirely possible with the right variety and a warm, sheltered wall. Here's how to plant, care for and prune the tree.
Thrips
Thrips are tiny, fast-moving and easy to miss until the leaves turn silvery. Here's how to spot an infestation in time and get rid of them indoors.
Rhododendron
Rhododendron flowers spectacularly in spring and stays evergreen all year. Here's how to choose the spot, plant in acidic soil and care for the shrub year after year.
Growing okra
Okra is an unusual but rewarding vegetable with beautiful flowers and exotic pods. Here's how to start it off, plant it out and harvest it.
Coral bells
Heuchera foliage in green, red, lime and purple brings colour to shady corners for most of the year. Here's how to plant and care for it.
Stonecrop
Showy stonecrop is the toughest perennial of late summer: fleshy leaves, big flower heads and full of pollinators. Here's how to plant and care for it.
Grow eucalyptus
Eucalyptus leaves are silver-green, fragrant and beautiful in bouquets all year round. Here's how to sow from seed, care for the plant and overwinter it.
Aloe vera
Aloe vera is one of the easiest houseplants there is, as long as you water sparingly and give it light. Here's help with planting, watering, repotting and propagation.
Heather
With autumn heather, winter heath and summer-flowering species, the garden can hold colour almost all year round. Here's how to plant, water and trim heather for a rich display.
Grow mulberries
Mulberry tastes somewhere between raspberry and blackberry, and can be grown here with the right variety and a sheltered spot. Here's how to plant and care for the tree.
Boxwood
Box is dense, evergreen and easy to shape into a hedge, a ball or a spiral. Here's how to plant, clip and protect it from the most common diseases.
Grow blackcurrants
Blackcurrants are tough, generous and packed with vitamin C. Here's help with planting, pruning and harvesting the bush.
Grow wormwood
Wormwood has silver-grey foliage, a powerful scent and handles drought better than almost anything. Here's how to sow, plant, harvest and overwinter it.
Grow hops
Hops grow extremely fast and can clothe a pergola in a single season, with hop cones as a bonus. Here's how to plant, tie in and care for the vine.
Growing panicle hydrangea
Panicle hydrangea flowers from late summer with large cone-shaped heads that fade towards pink. Here's how to water, feed and prune it for a richer display.
Growing cranberries
Cranberry is a low, evergreen ground cover with bright red berries in autumn. Here's how to build the right soil and care for the plants for your own harvest.