Treebilee, Celebrating 70 Years Reign

This year of 2022 marked Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee. In recognition of her seventy remarkable years of unbroken service as monarch an iniative (affectionately known as the ‘treebilee’) was launched by His Royal Highness Prince Charles the Prince of Wales when he planted an oak sapling in the grounds of Windsor Castle in May 2020. […]

November 2022 – Alstroemeria

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Alstroemeria FAMILY: Alstroemeriaceae KINGDOM: Plantae ORDER: Liliales With many names such as Peruvian Lilies, Lily of the Incas, Princess Lilies, Parrot Beak this tuberous rotted herbaceous perennial is a firm favourite in many gardens.  There is such a diverse range of varieties from 30cm low dwarf to 30cm tall ones which require staking. […]