We all know gardens look their best in the summer. But what if you could get your garden to deliver spectacular displays all year round? The good news is you can. All it takes is a little bit of planning before you start planting so that you choose plants that will deliver the best display
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Bring your garden to life with ideas for choosing, planting and caring for your flowers, shrubs, trees and vegetables.
From pruning to planting we’ll guide you through the steps you need to take to keep your plants happy and healthy.
What’s inspiring us at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021
Garden Design Ideas, Garden PlantsWow, it’s only day two of watching the 2021 RHS Chelsea Flower Show but already there’s been so much to inspire us. From the large show gardens to the smaller more intimate balcony gardens, we’re already spotting ideas that can easily translate into our own homes. Here’s a roundup of what’s been catching our eye
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Garden Plants, Gardening TipsWinter can be a bit of a dismal time in the garden as everything shuts down and goes to sleep. But we are strongly of the opinion that this does not have to be the case. With a bit of planning you can have a healthy crop of salad and vegetables ready to pick and
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Garden Plants, Gardening TipsWith the quality of our air becoming a huge health concern in our cities and urban areas, we keenly support using organic methods to counteract the effects of pollution for the benefit of our health and well-being. With ‘Clean Air Day’ on 20 June 2019, we have decided to mark the occasion by bringing you
... read moreFive Vegetable Crops That You Can Sow In Autumn
Garden PlantsWith the long warm days of summer now gone and the first signs of autumn starting to show, you might think the time of sowing vegetables is long past. The good news is there are a number of vegetables, that if you get in the ground now, will give you crops right through winter and
... read moreIntroduce Scent Into Your Garden This Winter
Garden PlantsOne of the most surprising things about the garden in Winter, is just how much scent can fill the air on a clear, crisp, frosty day. Many hardy plants produce tiny flowers at a time when the weather is at it’s harshest, which exude more intoxicating scent than seems possible given their diminutive size. These
... read more10 Drought Resistant Plants That Are Great At Surviving Dry Summers
Garden PlantsClimate change is making drought a common problem for avid gardeners. Thanks to an understanding of drought and how plants react to it, Thames Valley Landscapes have put together a list of the top ten drought resistant plants this summer
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Garden PlantsAutumn is here. It’s getting cold, it’s getting dark. You can even be forgiven for thinking that your planting for next year can wait. But why wait when there are some fantastic spring flowering bulbs to get in now…
... read morePlanting Your Summer Pots – Part 2
Garden PlantsOnce you have found the perfect pot and prepared it for planting, now the fun can start with picking the perfect plants you want to fill your garden with colour. Here you can create a variety of different sensations…
... read morePlanting your Summer Pots – Part 1
Garden PlantsNo matter how hard you work to fill every inch of your garden there always seem to be a few bare patches that could do with filling, or unsightly garden regulars such as compost bins or log piles that could do with hiding. This is where a carefully planted summer pot is perfect…
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