Propagating & Growing Plants

Planting Allium bulbs in your back gardens, flower beds, containers, or balcony gardens is a great way to add some early summer drama to your planting schemes and also help out the bees. These bright purple flowers stand tall and strong in our flower beds, often acting as a focal point in our gardens. When […]

Lavender is one plant that people are immediately drawn to in gardens. Lavender has beautiful aromatic foliage, bringing heady scents to the garden, along with purple spikes of flowers. It has many uses, whether as an herb, aromatherapy for the home, sensory applications as you brush past it or just as a beautiful relaxing colour […]

Spring flowers show the first positive signs that spring is just around the corner. There is nothing nicer than getting through the winter and seeing a mix of spring bulbs emerging in the garden. Winter Aconites (Eranthis) and Snowdrops (Galanthus) are the first early bird bulbs to spring up. It brightens up our gardening days […]

You may be thinking why on earth would anyone want to be out planting roses in the middle of Winter? I’d usually agree but did you know that by planting bare root roses in winter you can save yourself a whole heap of expense and hassle next year? Saving you time and money to enjoy […]

Now I know what you’re thinking, but you don’t need to be a Samurai to use one or train with a Sensei gardener for years on a remote Japanese island. Once you’ve got the hang of using a hori hori, I guarantee you’ll never look back! Whilst the Hori Hori gardening knife may look quite […]

No matter what size garden you have at some point plants will finish for the year and need removing. Whilst shrubs and trees provide structure and height, the herbaceous perennial plant group (plants that die back each year to the ground) will need cutting back once they’ve set seed. Usually, this task is done in […]

I don’t know of any gardener who likes cleaning up leaves but come the Autumn months it is something that most gardeners need to tolerate. Leaf mould compost is an excellent way to rid yourself of wet slimy leaves and enrich your garden with nutrient-rich leaf mould compost. It costs virtually nothing and if you don’t […]

Comfrey is an incredible plant as it tolerates nearly all soil conditions and will live in both full sun and shade. Meaning you can grow Comfrey pretty much anywhere no matter what garden soil you have. Comfrey has long been used to help activate compost heaps, brew liquid plant food and help improve vegetable beds […]

Long before online shopping and plants by mail, splitting and dividing plants was one of the best ways of propagating your garden plants. It’s also been used for years as a way to help share and spread plants amongst communities without having to grow new plants slowly from seed. Furthermore, by getting down and dirty […]

Updated 2024: Flower beds and borders are the staples of any garden, and they come in all shapes and sizes! I get asked all the time for help when it comes to garden design and planting flower beds. Given the endless opportunities, it can seem overwhelming to decide where to start. Most new gardeners simply […]