Are you really starting to feed your plants now? I hope you are because this is when they have the greatest need for plant food. Why feed your plants? So you fed your plants in [...]
Plants that reach for the skies! It’s the stuff of chocolate box lids. But there’s no denying that spires of Delphinium, hollyhocks and lupins certainly grab your attention! Now these [...]
Hardy’s last Chelsea Flower Show garden was destined to be on show at RHS Chelsea Flower Show in May of 2021. Of course the Covid-19 pandemic put paid to that and to the spring 2021 show as [...]
Get planting bedding plants now and you’ll be certain of a great show this summer! What are bedding plants? Bedding plants are usually annuals. They are grown from seed each year and can be [...]
Last autumn I was approached and asked if I would like some Dutchgrown bulbs on trial in my garden. I hadn’t previously been aware of this bulb supplier and so I was intrigued to try some. [...]
Garden Day UK 2021 is nearly here! In fact it’s next Sunday May 9th in 2021. You see this is not a one year wonder and it’s already into its fifth year. Where did that time go? [...]
The Foxglove Tree when in full bloom is a breathtaking sight to behold! It’s aptly named since up close the flowers do resemble common foxgloves [Digitalis purpurea]. But of course this is [...]
Grafted tomatoes and vegetables are becoming much more widely available. Fruit trees, roses, ornamental trees and difficult to propagate shrub varieties have been grafted for years. But [...]
Baby bedding plants can produce a fantastic summer display! If your fingers are pink and not green and if the seeds you sow never seem to come up, then growing pre-germinated seedlings is for [...]
What plants to buy at Easter might seem like an unnecessary question. But it’s surprising how many gardens look great around springtime but them lack colour at other times of the year. For [...]
