February feels like a turning point in the gardening year. The days are getting noticeably longer, bulbs are peaking through the soil, and there are often a few milder spells that bring thoughts of spring and even tempt you outside. Back to reality – it’s still very much late winter though, so it’s a month […]

Planting bulbs is one of gardening’s greatest pleasures. It gives us a delightful promise of dazzling colour and scent that unfolds gently with the progression of the seasons. Picture vibrant daffodils and cheerful tulips bursting forth to announce spring’s arrival, followed by lush dahlias and fragrant lilies dancing through your garden in summertime. With just […]

Cyclamen are beloved by gardeners up and down the country for their easy maintenance, hardiness, and ability to bring cheer to the garden when little else is in bloom through winter. These delightful tuberous perennials produce lovely nodding flowers with upswept petals in vibrant shades of pink, purple, red, and white. Many cyclamen bloom in […]

One of the simplest, quickest and most rewarding tasks in a gardener’s toolkit is deadheading. Deadheading is the act of removing spent flowers to keep your garden blooming beautifully from early summer right through to the first frosts. While it may seem a modest chore, deadheading is a powerful way to prolong flowering, improve plant […]

Few things are more rewarding for a gardener than a garden brimming with healthy, vigorous plants in full bloom. Watering is truly the lifeblood of the garden, but it can be done wrong. ‘It’s just watering’ we hear you say, but too much, or too little, or not watered in the right way, can make […]