Seasonal Gardening

Christmas hellebores often fail to bloom at Christmas. But careful breeding has brought us gardeners a greatly improved hellebore. And one that always flowers before, at and after Christmas! [...]

Platinum Jubilee tree planting in the village of Tintinhull is a project that I’ve recently taken on. I was delighted to get the ball rolling with a VIP helping to plant our first tree! We [...]

A real Christmas tree has always been an essential part of our Christmas and in this blog I’ll explain why. We’re only just into December and real Christmas trees are already selling [...]

Bulb Planting Tips – my top 10! Spring-flowering bulbs should be planted from the beginning of autumn through to late December. Autumn is nature’s natural planting time and provides a [...]

Chelsea Flower Show 2021 differed hugely from the previous 108 shows. This was the very first time that the prestigious flower show had been held in autumn. All previous shows were held in spring [...]

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? [...]

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 [...]

Potatoes in containers can finally get started! And it’s great to ‘grow your own’ again! Whilst I’m sure that the keenest veg gardeners have already got lettuce, broad beans, peas and [...]