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.
Articles (136)
How to grow and care for cacti
Cacti are among some of our most popular – and fascinating – houseplants. Many first-time gardeners – especially...
How to grow and care for spider plants (Chlorophytum comosum)
Spider plants are incredibly popular houseplants, grown mainly for their variegated evergreen foliage. This is mainly...
How to grow and care for rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
Rosemary is an ornamental evergreen shrub with attractive, aromatic, deep green leaves and blue flowers in spring and...
How to Care for Hyacinths
Hyacinths are colourful spring-flowering garden plants with delightfully scented flowers. They are also commonly grown...
Growing herbaceous perennials
Herbaceous perennials are the mainstay of beds and borders, providing great splashes of colour, along with form and...
How to protect plants over winter
With the cold snaps decimating a lot of plant life, it is important to try and protect your garden flowers during winter...
Caring for Marigolds (tagetes)
Marigolds are brilliant annual bedding plants that add colour to any garden. There are several different types, which...
Plant cells: how plants grow
A plants’ basic requirements aren't so different from humans' requirements. Like us, they need food for energy. And like...
How to look after an aloe vera plant easily
Aloe Vera is a hugely popular plant for a multitude of reasons; from health to skincare to hair growth and even surface...
Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
Poinsettias are one of our most popular Christmas houseplants – and frequently given as Christmas gifts. There’s no...
When to prune and cut back clematis
Whatever variety of clematis you choose, pruning is a key part of successful growth and bountiful blooming.
Poppy (Papaver)
Blousy blooms with colourful, almost paper-like, petals are the hallmarks of many true poppies – particularly the...