What: Solanum crispum “Glasnevin,” or Chilean potato vine, is hardy and blooms abundantly. The plethora of small star-shaped flowers, which are an intense lilac color with yellow centers, begin in ...

Belonging to the potato family (Solanaceae) it has deep purple-blue, slightly scented flowers borne in large clusters from summer to autumn; similar to the flowers on potato plants. Each flower has ...

What: Solanum crispum “glasnevin,” commonly known as Chilean potato vine or just potato vine. Its long bloom period, from March until late November, makes it an outstanding choice for the garden.

How and when should you prune Solanum crispum ‘Glasnevin’? I have a plant that has grown very vigorously – it flowered beautifully last year and now I’m nervous to cut it back, but the branches are so ...

It was raining very hard on Saturday and in the early hours I pictured a scene of devastation. It was raining very hard on Saturday and in the early hours I pictured a scene of devastation. A few ...

What I most look forward to from the kitchen garden during the summer are new potatoes and tomatoes. In fact if I were on a desert Island I would be quite happy with only potatoes and tomatoes, a ...

This week has seen me tackling the seven labours of Hercules. There were seven huge jobs on a list to be dealt with on my week off – and by the end of the week I had completed two of them. No excuses ...

Cornus kousa 'Cherokee Chief' Pink flowering dogwood. What I most look forward to from the kitchen garden during the summer are new potatoes and tomatoes. In fact if I were on a desert Island I would ...