Planting in beds and borders
To ensure plants establish quickly, grow properly and live a long time, you need to take a little time and effort over planting up your beds and borders.
Planting and potting
Planting and potting
From hydrangeas to wisteria, the plants in your garden require the right attention. Understanding the needs of plants and knowing how and when to plant and pot is key to a healthy garden and we’ve got plenty of advice.
Advice & inspiration
Growing hydrangeas
Hydrangeas have a romantic elegance reminiscent of times gone by, and with their large, long- flowering blooms and...
Garden planters and potting plants
Potting up seedlings and rooted cuttings and planting up Summer containers.
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Tulips (Tulipa)
No garden should be without the brightly coloured spring flowers of tulips. They come in a wide range of colours – both...
Hazel (Corylus avellana)
Corylus avellana is native to this country and much of Europe. It’s a deciduous tree reaching approximately 12 metres...
Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera)
As its name suggests, Christmas cacti are fabulous houseplants for brightening up the home in winter.
Rhododendrons and Azaleas (Rhododendron)
Rhododendrons and azaleas produce spectacular spring displays of colourful flowers. Rhododendrons and evergreen azaleas...
What nutrients do plants need?
Did you know that we need to feed our plants, especially if we are growing in pots and containers.
How to grow mistletoe
Mistletoe is beautiful in its simplicity and can easily be grown following a few simple steps.
The meaning behind plants and flowers
Flowers are one of the most symbolic objects in modern and ancient times. Throughout the course of history, trees...
Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)
Pinus sylvestris. It’s one of the 3 native UK conifers that spread through the UK following the retreating last Ice Age...
How to keep flowers blooming through summer
Summer bedding plants and summer-flowering bulbs brighten up our gardens. Learn how to care for your plants to keep them...
How and when to grow daffodils
What could be more uplifting than drifts of butter-yellow daffodils announcing the arrival of spring?
Pruning the butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii)
Buddleia davidii is one of the most widely grown shrubs in UK gardens. Its common name, the ‘Butterfly Bush’, refers to...