Tasks for July

Planting grasses, the garden plant of the moment, is really easy when you know what you are playing with. Some of the most stunning garden designs and landscapes are planted with swathes of grasses, especially those interplanted with perennials similar to Piet Oudolf's popular planting style. If you have a small space, grasses can give structure and texture to [...]

The summer months are some of the best in the garden, with an abundance of flowers, lots of fruits and vegetables to harvest and long days into warm evenings. There is nothing better than sitting in the garden early in the morning or early evening watching wildlife and admiring all of your hard work. For a colourful summer garden, [...]

It’s easy to make your own garden markers from old spoons and wine cork along with many other recycled items to use in the garden. Making household items that may be past their best is a great way to reduce waste at the same time as doing a little DIY and personalising your growing space. There are loads of [...]

When the days are long, and the sun is shining, July is the month for really enjoying your garden. To help you keep it looking tip-top, we’ve put together our top 15 garden tips for July. Top 15 July gardening tips Deadhead faded flowers regularly. Deadheading encourages the plants to produce more flowers for you to enjoy. Roses, daylilies and [...]

Plant seed potatoes now in potato sacksso you can harvest fresh, home-grown spuds for your Christmas dinner! Although in the middle of summer the last thing you’ll be thinking about is Christmas, it’s worth tearing yourself away from the garden just for a second to do a little advance festive planning. ‘Second cropping’ varieties have been held back artificially in [...]

Watering can be a real chore at this time of year– so hand the work over to one of our automatic watering systems. There are lots of different ways you can set up your watering to deliver water regularly without having to spend hours behind a watering can. Probably the most straightforward to use are self-watering pots and planters with [...]