Planting and Growing

Every small garden or patio can produce some healthy vegetables even if you need to grow them in pots.

Over the years a great deal of mystique has developed surrounding the methods and practices used in rose growing.

Plants, just like humans, need a balanced diet of nutrients to grow to their maximum potential.

Get to know your plants. Their needs for water will change depending on humidity, time of year, temperature and amount of light available.

Remember that plant foods can only be absorbed by roots when there is sufficient moisture present in the soil.

Dig a hole and put in the plant roots? To ensure plants establish quickly and live a long time, you need to take a little more trouble than that.

Pot and tubs are the mainstay of every patio display in many sizes and shapes of container. Ones with drainage holes are essential for year round use.

You don’t need greenfingers or special equipment to have thriving houseplants. Instead, a little loving care and a few basic facts are sufficient.

Fruit trees, fruit canes and bushes are best grown in garden soil, though there’s fruit varieties that can be grown successfully in large tubs.

Choose the right type of compost for the job you have in mind. Not all composts are the same.

Many plants can be grown from seed. Their requirements for temperature, light, sowing, and after care will be clearly marked on the seed packet.

Understand your soil and you are halfway to gardening success. Soil acts as an anchor for plant roots and holds air, water and plant nutrients.

The GMI is a horticultural industry scheme, led by the HTA, to encourage the purchase of peat-free and peat-reduced growing media.