Ten Gardening Mistakes By Gnarley Gnome

Ten Gardening Mistakes By Gnarley Gnome

Top Ten Gardening Mistakes How do! I'm Gnarly the Garden Gnome, grumbling about the gardening mistakes made  by the present owner in my garden. 1. He waters without care Either he...

How To Grow Summer Flowering Bulbs

How To Grow Summer Flowering Bulbs

Plug that gap in the border in an instant with a pot of flowering bulbs At this time of year it is sometimes difficult to conjure up warm summer days...

Rags & Riches

Rags & Riches

This blog is a children's Christmas story delight any little one.

THE XMAS FACTOR

THE XMAS FACTOR

When we think of the run-up to Christmas, we think of pre-December mince pies, choosing your advent calendar, planning your office Christmas part outfit, and the ubiquity of Christmas Songs....

Autumn - The Time For Planting

Autumn - The Time For Planting

This blog gives the reader the gen on what makes Stairway Trees so much better than those grown in a conventional plastic pot. Air-Pots give your tree a much better chance of establishing quickly which in turn leads to a stronger tree.

How To Grow Your Own ‘5 A Day’

How To Grow Your Own ‘5 A Day’

Make space for your favourite fruit crops and you will soon be reaping the mouth-watering rewards of unbeatable freshness and fantastic flavour. What could be more magical than wandering out...

How To Grow Lovely Lavatera

How To Grow Lovely Lavatera

Celebrate summer with the help of a classic, floriferous shrub - Lavatera. It’s popular name is mallow & it is an easy to grow shrub that increases in size quickly...

How To Have Brilliant Borders

How To Have Brilliant Borders

Add some brilliant colour to your garden or patio this summer by planting up an exciting border or sprucing up a dull corner. You may have a section of border...

6 Steps To A Happy Pond

6 Steps To A Happy Pond

Ponds can be a real lifesaver for wildlife and having one in your outdoor space is easier than you think, even if you only have a small back yard you can have a pond in a barrel. This guide will give you the tools to keep your pond in great condition.

How To Grow Rockery Iris

How To Grow Rockery Iris

Early Flowering Iris Irises are a flamboyant and colourful addition to any garden and they are such a diverse group of plants that it is easy to provide the right...

Very Berry Christmas

Very Berry Christmas

Decorate your garden for Christmas using shrubs that carry berries. Pyracantha and Cotoneaster are not only bright and beautiful; they are useful too, providing an excellent source of food and...

How To Grow Amazing Amaryllis

How To Grow Amazing Amaryllis

Amaryllis put on a spectacular show over the winter months but can be difficult to get to re-flower the following year. This blog gives you some tips on how to care for these stunners.

How To Grow Colourful Conifers

How To Grow Colourful Conifers

Conifers are back in style - perfect for year round interest and colour!  There is a lot of variation in shape, size & foliage in conifers; Chamaecyparis have fronds of...

How To Make A Spicy Pumpkin Tagine

How To Make A Spicy Pumpkin Tagine

One of the most popular pastimes at this time of year is making a Halloween Lantern & pumpkins are so cheap & easy to get hold of that the whole...

How To Have Perfect Penstemons

How To Have Perfect Penstemons

If you are looking for late summer colour then look no further than the pastel shades of floriferous Penstemons. Flowering from early summer through to October, they are easy to...

How To Plant Spring Flowering Bulbs

How To Plant Spring Flowering Bulbs

As nature intended... To most gardeners, "naturalising" means growing bulbs in grass, rather than in borders, but in its broadest sense, it implies "as nature intended". Planting bulbs as they...