Pineberry White Dream (Fragaria ananassa Pineberry White Dream)
Position: full sun
Soil: any soil
Rate of growth: fast-growing
Other features: tasty white fruit
Hardiness: fully hardy
During the last summer, a well-known supermarket was selling these delicious and unusual fruits for around 25-30p per berry - and they were still in big demand! Now that the plants are available (they have only recently been released onto the market) you can grow your own. The juicy and sweet fruits are a taste sensation - just like strawberries but with the flavour of pineapple. It is the result of a cross between two different strawberry plants, one from South America and the other from North America. It flowers in May, and then the fruits appear, green at first but then ripening to white with deep red seeds. Ready to harvest in June, the fruits are rarely eaten by the birds as they do not think they look ripe, so you usually will not need to net them.
Garden care: It prefers a sunny spot. In winter, protect the crowns with straw or glass.
DeWit tools are made to the highest standard using traditional methods. Forged, in Holland, from carbon steel with beautifully comfortable ash handles, these tools are high quality and built to last.
This beautifully crafted small bulb planter is ideal for planting smaller bulbs such as crocus, grape hyacinths and snow drops in lawns and borders.
Approx. Length of Tool - 27 cm
Approx. Length of Tool Head - 10.5 cm
Approx. Diameter of Tool Head - 4 cm
Approx. Weight - 177 g
Position: full sun with light dappled shade at its base
Soil: fertile, reliably moist soil
Rate of growth: fast-growing
Flowering period: July
Flower colour:
Hardiness: fully hardy
The name says it all! A beautiful creamy-white and strawberry red flower that is a real head-turner and good talking point.
Garden care: Lilies can be planted at any time from early autumn, to mid-spring. Planting in autumn often helps them settle in and become better established before they start to put on their new spring growth, but spring planting is a better option if your soil is heavy and wet during winter. Choose a sunny spot, preferably where the plant receives a little light shade at its base, and plant each bulb 15-20cm (6-8in) deep in a well-drained soil, enriched with well-rotted organic matter or leaf mould. Space them at approximately 30cm (12) intervals and provide support before the flowers appear. Deadhead the faded blooms promptly and cut the dead stems back to ground level at the end of autumn.