Advice & Inspiration
SPOTLIGHT THIS MONTH
Anglesey Abbey - February Garden of the Month
Anglesey Abbey is one of our favourite places for a walk on a cold, bright February day, thanks to its spectacular winter garden full of scent, colour and texture.
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SPOTLIGHT THIS MONTH
Raised Bed Planting Ideas
In this post, we’ll be unearthing what makes a good raised bed and exploring various planting ideas, including the plants that grow well in them.
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SPOTLIGHT THIS MONTH
What Did the Romans Bring to Britain's Gardens?
In this post, we’ll look at how the Romans changed Britain’s horticultural landscape, so pour a large glass of vinum and scratch that historical itch.
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Guides to Grow Like a Pro
Fig Tree Care
This is a guide for when it comes to the long-term aftercare of your fig tree - whether you’re growing your fig tree in the ground or a pot.
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How to Plant a Hedge
We asked our growers to share their knowledge and distilled it into this easy hedgerow planting guide. Follow these steps and you can’t go wrong!
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Planting Honeysuckle: The Complete Guide
With a plant as good as honeysuckle, you want to get the planting right, so that’s exactly what this guide is all about!
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Growing Lavender: Complete UK Guide
If you’re adding some new lavenders to your garden this year, help them grow into their best selves with this complete lavender grow guide.
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GROWING FOOD
How to Make Apple Juice from Homegrown Apples
Apple trees are among the most popular to grow, and in this blog post, we’ll be squeezing (well, pressing) every last drop from all things apple juice.
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GROWING FOOD
Growing Figs: A Beginner’s Guide
Fig trees are surprisingly well suited to growing in the UK, perfect for pots and have attractive, scented foliage - not to mention the sweet, soft fruits.
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GROWING FOOD
Growing Blackcurrants, Redcurrants and Whitecurrants
Currants are some of the easiest fruit plants you can grow! Read on for all you need to know about growing blackcurrants, redcurrants and whitecurrants.
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Get Inspired
Small Garden Ideas: Design & Planting
We’ve put together this guide to small garden design to help you create your very own little patch of paradise, including principles and planting ideas.
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How to Make a Bog Garden
In this post, we’ll be exploring what a bog garden is, how to repurpose your garden into one and the kinds of plants that work well in a bog garden.
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Tree Gift Ideas: Birth Trees & More
In this post, we’ll be looking at various tree gift ideas, including why trees make such good gifts, as well as the ideal trees for different events.
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Prairie Gardens: Design & Planting Guide
We’ve put together a comprehensive guide on prairie planting so that you can bring a little bit of the Midwest to your very own back garden!
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SUSTAINABILITY
How to Recycle Plant Pots (And Everything Else!)
We know from your reviews and messages that recycling and reuse is important to our customers, so together with the growers, we’ve produced this guide to reducing plant packaging waste at home.
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SUSTAINABILITY
Self Seeding Plants
If you’re pressed for time, want to save money, you’ve got gaps in your borders or just love an informal garden style, self seeding plants could be the answer.
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