Onion 'Snowball'

Onion 'Snowball'Snowball onion sets are large, round bulbs for planting in spring or autumn. They produce a reliable crop of mildly flavoured white onions ready to harvest in summer. These allium bulbs are essentially baby onions and are much quicker and easier to grow than onions from seeds. Prepare the ground in advance, adding plenty of organic matter for extra nutrients. Choose a sunny spot with well draining soil and plant the sets 15cm apart, leaving 30cm

less so after that period

the Scarlet Willow takes well to this treatment

This perennial prefers light shade and to be planted in moist

From November these stems are decorated with pink buds that open out into dainty red flowers that last throughout the winter months

making it very eye-catching for neighbours

Heavy pruning down to about 30 cm is advisable in the late spring in order to encourage the growth of new flowering stems

the plant produces an abundance of small white flowers

when Winter approaches

is a herbaceous perennial shrub with clumping

At maturity it will spread to fill in gaps

Saba nut or French peanut

Pieris Debutante is an excellent small flowering shrub that will brighten up your patio in all the seasons