PART 1 of our Competition! Win a visit to Anglesey Abbey…

Posted:6 January 2011

Take part in our four-part Gardening Quiz and win a seat on our visit to the stunning Anglesey Abbey on 12 February.

The garden’s highlight is its stunning Winter Garden, at its most spectacular in early spring when drifts of white snowdrops and yellow aconites add colour to the frosty landscape…

GARDENING QUIZ: PART 1

1) Which plant has the common name of Christmas Rose?

• Helleborus niger
• Saracococca
• Sedum rubrotinctum

2)    What is a terrarium?

• An ornamental support for growing roses
• A digging tool
• A sealed glazed case for growing plants

3)    What colours are the flowers of Camellia ‘Leonard Messel’

• White
• Pink
• Yellow

4)    From which continent does Schlumbergera (Christmas cactus) originate?

• Africa
• South America
• Europe

5)    Perlite and vermiculite are?

• Pesticides
• Compost additives
• Herbicides

6)    What is an ‘iron pan’?

• A pot used for alpines
• A way to control weeds
• A soil condition

7)    Which of the following is a garden variety of holly?

• ‘Glacier’
• ‘Sulphur Heart’
• ‘Goldchild’

8)    A short stump of branch left after incorrect pruning is?

• A sport
• A break
• A snag

9)    What is the usual number of petals on an Aubretia?

• Three
• Four
• Five

10) Which of the following plants can be most easily propagated by root cuttings?

• Anemone x hybrida
• Dianthus barbatus
• Quercus robur

INSTRUCTIONS:

Print off each of the four quiz parts (published through early January), ring around the correct answers, add your name and address (of course!) and post to Bridgette and Deborah at The Garden House, 5 Warleigh Road, Brighton BN1 4NT

Answers must be received by 25th JANUARY – and we’ll announce the winner by the end of January – best of luck!