Seasonal Gardening

Re-plant your plant containers now! Are your patio pots still filled with petunias and your hanging baskets with begonias? Well, whatever is in them, it’s time for a seasonal change! That’s [...]

How to get late summer colour in the garden? Here’s how you do it – Keeping the show going in August can be a challenge! The early summer flowering perennials and shrubs look tired [...]

It’s time to plant up your pots for summer! If Easter Weekend is the traditional time to plant out potatoes then surely May Bank Holiday is the time for getting a great display for summer! [...]

A virtual Garden Day is on the horizon! It’s annual celebration of gardens and gardening is going to have to be markedly different to the previous three. What is a Virtual Garden Day? In [...]

Creating a beautiful garden with KinderGarden plants is easy but you need to start early! Wouldn’t it be great to produce a garden just like this? Well although this is a demonstration [...]

The glowing colour of winter stems can shorten winter! I find that the colour they provide is long lasting. And when coupled with trees with great bark colour, it transforms the off season in the [...]

Growing tasty new potatoes has one big advantage; you just can’t beat the flavour of early new potatoes taken straight from the earth and into the pan!   Is it wrong to also feel smug about [...]

Tips on Forcing Hyacinth Bulbs     Hyacinth bulbs need to have well developed roots before they can be forced and brought inside. If you rush things and try to bring them on before a [...]

A seasonal doorstep container can create that wow factor. And you’d be surprised just how easy it is to do! They say that first impressions are everything! And at this time of year when we [...]

If you’re thinking about planting a hedge this winter I hope you’re considering planting a native hedge. Why? Well primarily because of wildlife but also because many of our native hedge plants [...]