February is the month when finally there are signs of the approaching spring. Bulbs begin to appear and wildlife becomes more active as day length and temperatures increase. There’s plenty to do indoors at this time of year to prepare for the season ahead. Whilst as the garden comes to life again outside, it’s time […]
A new year means new beginnings, reinvigorated purpose and the gradual lengthening of days, the ideal time to begin planning for the growing season ahead. A little thought and preparation at this stage of the year is the perfect way to ensure fantastic displays in your borders, and achieve enviable success in the vegetable plot. […]
We are thrilled to announce that we have received the exciting news that we are the RHS Partner Award Winner 2021. It is our privilege and honour to be the first winners of this award. Back in March 2021 the Royal Horticultural Society launched a competition involving their partner gardens. The RHS partner gardens are […]
Our customers often ask us whether it is advisable to plant in autumn. The resounding answer is yes! In fact, autumn is the best time of year to give your plants a strong start, as the soil is still warm and moisture levels are good. In spring, roots won’t begin to grow until the soil […]
As the weather cools and the days become shorter there are still many jobs that you can be getting on with that will keep your garden looking good in the colder months, and will help to ensure a fantastic display next year. Plant spring flowering bulbs: from Camassia to Alliums, Fritillaria to Tulips and Daffodils, […]
What does ‘stepover’ mean? Cultivated since the Victorian times, a ‘stepover’ tree is the smallest of all fruit trees, and is described as a low growing tree which has been trained horizontally and can literally be stepped over. How high are ‘stepovers’ kept? ‘Stepovers’ are traditionally kept to 12 to 18 inches in height and […]
By mid-March the long wait for spring is usually over and, as the warmer weather arrives, there are lots of jobs to be getting on with in the garden: get a head start by hoeing weeds as they appear in the borders order seeds and make a plan for sowing watch out for slug damage […]
If you are growing, or planning to grow box plants, particularly for topiary or parterres, be vigilant for the fungal disease known as box blight. It can lead to brown leaves, bare patches and die back on your garden plants and can appear at any time of the year, although it is most active in […]
Chitting will give your potatoes a head start… While the cold weather persists and the ground is hardened by late winter frosts, it is too early to begin planting in the vegetable patch, but there are still lots of things that restless gardeners can do to get this year’s crop off to a flying start. […]
Thanks to the hard work of our field and nursery staff, new conifer stock has arrived in the nursery. Offering wonderful, evergreen colour ranges from blue-grey, through to various shades of green, copper and gold, conifers come into their own at this time of year. For beautiful colour in the drab winter landscape then Pinus […]