How to grow figs – after reading this I hope that you’ll try it yourself! Figs are often regarded as an exotic fruit and many assume that they are difficult to grow. This is not the [...]
If you’ve wondered how to encourage garden butterflies then read on! When walking both the South West Coastal Footpath and the Pembrokeshire Coastal Footpath I was walking among clouds of [...]
Cloudshill Succulents kindly sent me three succulent plants to review a couple of months ago. These plants were sent to me free of charge. This has not influenced my assessment of them! I have a [...]
Dyffryn Fernant Garden It’s not often that I visit a garden and am totally blown away by it. This is generally because I already know of the garden or perhaps have visited it before. Not so [...]
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? [...]
