It’s time to plant Colchicums
Plant colchicum bulbsthis month for an unusual and spectacular display later in the year. Our dazzling range of different varieties is now on sale at the garden centre so make sure you drop by soon to make sure you have the best choice as they’re snapped up in no time! Autumn Colchicums Colchicums are also known as autumn crocuses, or [...]
Plant of the week: Lavender
Lavender is right up there with roses and sweet peas as one of our favourite plants, and with good reason: few other plants flower so long and so beautifully, and their rich perfume can fill a garden. Lavenders prefer sun and free-draining, quite poor soil. Once established, they tolerate dry conditions well, making them great container plants: try combining with [...]
What to do in the garden in August 2017
Midsummer can mean a pause while your garden gets ready for the bright colours of autumn – but it doesn’t have to be that way. Keep your outdoor space looking at its best with this month’s garden jobs: General tasks: Remove excess oxygenating plants from ponds and compost them after leaving them on the side for a little while so [...]
Award winning show garden
Midsummer can mean a pause while your garden gets ready for the bright colours of autumn – but it doesn’t have to be that way. Keep your outdoor space looking at its best with this month’s garden jobs: General tasks: Remove excess oxygenating plants from ponds and compost them after leaving them on the side for a little while so [...]
How to take care of your beans?
Pinch out climbing beans as soon as they reach the tops of their supports. Runner beans, French beans and shelling beans are super-productive in the veg garden and are cropping heavily right now, but they will insist on carrying on growing upwards once they reach the tops of their canes. This not only takes the beans well out of your [...]
World’s longest double herbaceous borders
The world’s longest double herbaceous borders have opened at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, sweeping along 320 metres of the Broad Walk through the heart of the world-famous garden. Kew Gardens The borders, along the approach to Kew’s Palm House, contain thirty thousand plants mixing bold textures and vibrant colours, with the display timed to peak in high summer from [...]