November Gardening Tips 2023
October 31st, 2023 | Categories
I was looking out onto a rather blustery car park at our Twickenham garden centre as I began to write this, but the view was salvaged by the most wonderful autumn colour coming from the trees planted there. The Maple family has so much to offer this time of year (and in fact all year […]
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September 30th, 2023 | Categories
So far September has treated our garden to a sizzling start and a rather damp middle. I think this has led our flowering plants to believe it is still high summer. I have never seen our Roses looking so good in September. The stars of the show are ‘Rural England’ and ‘Litchfield Angel’ either side […]
Read MoreSeptember Gardening Tips 2023
August 31st, 2023 | Categories
It may not have been the best weather for the school summer holidays, but if our garden is anything to go by, the plants have enjoyed the mix of warm and wet weather we have seen in August. The weather has certainly extended the flowering season of a number of plants. Our Roses are in […]
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July 31st, 2023 | Categories
On one of our new bags for life we have the slogan ‘there’s no such thing as too many plants’. It is a sentiment that I have clearly taken to heart! Last week I bought alstroemeria ‘Summer Skies’ which is a lovely creamy yellow. I used it to fill a gap in our newish yellow […]
Read MoreJuly Gardening Tips 2023
June 30th, 2023 | Categories
It has certainly been a busy few weeks. On the cusp of May and June we welcomed Adam Frost to our Milford garden centre where, hot on the heels of Chelsea, he gave some fascinating and highly entertaining gardening presentations to our customers. I also very much enjoyed my trip to the NEC for Gardener’s […]
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