Advice & Inspiration
SPOTLIGHT THIS MONTH
Dunham Massey - January Garden of the Month
Where better to get inspiration for our January planting than the UK’s largest winter garden?
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SPOTLIGHT THIS MONTH
Types of Ivy: Which Is Best for You?
In this guide, we’ll walk you through some of our favourite ivy plants for a range of different wants and needs.
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SPOTLIGHT THIS MONTH
Heritage Fruit Trees: Our Top 9 Recommendations
Want to grow a piece of history? Heritage fruit trees are those that were first cultivated centuries ago, and these are nine of our very favourite!
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Guides to Grow Like a Pro
Growing Gooseberries: The Complete Guide
We’ve put together this complete guide on growing gooseberries so that you can experience the brilliance of a homegrown gooseberry for yourself!
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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
Winter Hanging Baskets: Ideas, Plants & Tips
With a little help from our growers, I’ve put together some winter hanging basket ideas to brighten your garden all through the colder, gloomier months.
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Deer-Resistant Plants
Inquisitive and peckish, it’s not unheard of for deer to wreak havoc on gardens. It’s worth knowing, therefore, exactly how to deter them.
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Japanese Garden Ideas
Few countries have imparted such influence on horticulture as Japan, and in this guide, we'll show you to how to create your very own Japanese-style garden!
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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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