Advice & Inspiration
SPOTLIGHT THIS MONTH
Trees for Cities: The Best Urban Trees
Living in a concrete jungle and yearning for more trees? You’re not alone. 80% of the UK’s population live in cities, and we’re feeling increasingly tree-deprived.
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SPOTLIGHT THIS MONTH
Seasonal Flowers: What Blooms in Each Month
Introducing out seasonal British flower calendar! Your one-stop guide to which plants bloom in each month.
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SPOTLIGHT THIS MONTH
Rare Apple Varieties: UK’s Best Heritage Apples
Forget supermarket varieties and join the rare apple boom by discovering long forgotten gems that you can grow at home.
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Guides to Grow Like a Pro
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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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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How to Grow Blueberries in the UK
Our fruit expert John recommends blueberries as the best fruit to grow in pots - as long as you give them acidic soil and lots of sun, you really can’t fail.
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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
Best Raspberry Plants to Grow in the UK
There are so many great raspberries to choose from, fruiting in summer or autumn, and even some that you can grow in pots. Here are our recommendations.
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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
Balcony Garden Ideas for Beginners
Your balcony garden can be a relaxing space to unwind, entertain guests, welcome wildlife and source fresh fruit, vegetables and herbs - the sky's the limit!
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Clematis Varieties: Which is the Best Clematis for Your Garden?
Our growers have got everything you need to know to help pick out the perfect clematis for your garden. Just read on to find out!
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Training Wisteria: The Complete Guide
When it comes to training your wisteria, with just a bit of care and attention, you can ensure your plant's health and longevity, and help it to grow the way you want it to for many, many years. So, without further ado…
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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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