Lysichitons are commonly known as skunk cabbages – are the most beautiful and impressive plants for wet locations. Large sails in yellow or white shine from afar on black expanse of soil. Dark green, large, often wavy or pleated leaves unfurl later in the season, and adorn the plant until autumn. Sometimes leaves appear along with the flowers, but they do not grow so fast as to obstruct the showy blooms.
Asparagus has always enjoyed pride of place in the cottage gardens of our grandmothers. It is an airy plant, up to 1,5m tall, with handsome ferny foliage, long wiry stems and narrow scale-like leaves. However, while most of us grow asparagus as a decorative perennial, it is rather more valued abroad for its tasty tender shoots, which are very low in calories.
Came March, and a keen gardener starts sowing vegetables with a long days to maturity period. These are vegetables which take 50 to 80 days from seed sowing to transplanting outside or into the greenhouse. The sowing time depends a lot on whether you have a heated greenhouse. And sure, on your country`s hardiness zone. [...]
