Honeysuckle

Despite my extensive horticulture knowledge (Degree in Amenity Hort from Writtle College), I feel it is time to talk about some of the simpler plants in life. Ok, so you want a good climber that is hardy, good coverage, eay to look after and adds some colour too your garden? Look no further than a Honeysuckle. The Honeysuckle is a member of the Lonicera family and its Latin name is Lonicera. It also have variants of different colour and conditions. This makes up its second latin name. i.e. Lonicera Japonica, Lonicera Brownii,etc Enough of the Latin. Lets talk about the plant! Ok firstly, what does it look like? Well it is a ...  Read the complete review

Let me introduce you to an excellent plant that will make any garden brighter - and for very little effort n your part. Honeysuckle is a climbing plant - ie it will clamber over anything, given half a chance. It has non-descript green leaves, and lovely flowers - usually some combination of yellow and pinky red. The flowers produce a lovely aroma - which largely gives the plant its name. The sweet smell fills the air around the plant attracting people and insects in equal measure. Where to grow it? Up anything - great for giving some life to a grim wire fence, or for putting up a trellis on a wall of your house. The happily grow on dead wood, so any ...  Read the complete review

What can be more alluring than the scent of honeysuckle wafting round your garden after a summer shower? A drop of rain always seem to make the scent more pronounced. Not reason enough in itself to wish for rain, of course – we had plenty of that last year. Now many plants have the reputation of being difficult to grow, although this is often more attributable to myth that fact. But even if the colour of your fingers is anything but green, you simply cannot go wrong with honeysuckle. It is so tolerant and undemanding, it could give lessons to this human world. It will tolerate full sun, partial shade, or even (some varieties) full shade. Any soil ...  Read the complete review

Although Honeysuckle was born in Europe, it is widely grown throughout the world, especially China. There are also many kinds of species of it. In Europe, the most common kind is 'Lonicera Caprifolium'. It is a climbing shrub, growing to some 4 metres!! It has oval leaves, which grow opposite to each other, and yellow flowers, peppered with a hint of orange or white. The flowers also give way to red berries. I have honeysuckle in my garden, although I'm not sure what species it is! It was already in my garden when I moved in, and has gone from strength to strength! It is pleasantly draped and twisted round my fence, and when flowered in the ...  Read the complete review

Yes it's spring again and the weather is going to get a lot warmer, now is the time to get back into your garden and one of my favorite plants in the garden is the honeysuckle. Honeysuckle is a great climbing plant often it is taken for granted a hedgerow plant but in a garden it can be a beautiful feature. The scent of the honeysuckle is loverly a powerful scent which can send you dreaming into thoughts of picnics and walks in the country, it's a relaxing scent and I think a must for all gardens. Not only does it attract the honey bees, it also brightens up a garden with it's loverly colour and fragrance. Honeysuckle can be grow in ...  Read the complete review