Blog – tagged "bedding plants"

July 23, 2024

August tasks in the garden

August in the garden is the time to sit back and reflect on all your hard work; BBQ, entertain family and friends, pick all your lovely produce and just enjoy the outdoors. There are a few tasks to complete but they are mainly just tending and keeping on top of weeds.

June 11, 2024

How To Keep Your Summer Bedding Plants Looking Good Until Autumn

One of the stars of the summer are hanging baskets and containers packed with a riot of summer bedding so it makes sense to keep them looking great for as long as possible. Follow these easy tips and you can have them lasting into autumn.

June 7, 2024

How Do I Plant Up A Hanging Basket With Summer Bedding Plants?

This blog takes you through the steps to producing a beautiful hanging basket packed with summer bedding. Watch the video or just follow the instructions. There is also a list of everything you need before you start.

May 19, 2024

Summer bedding plants for hanging baskets and containers

Summer bedding plants can be enjoyed by anyone however small their outdoor space or extensive their gardening knowledge. This blog takes you through some of the best value summer bedding plants.

May 18, 2024

How to pinch out bedding plants for more flowers

We all love a riot of colour from our summer bedding plants and pinching them out at the start of the season leads to bushier plants which in turn produces more flowers.

May 18, 2024

June tasks in the garden

June is the month when all your hard work in the garden is paying off, flower borders are starting to burst into colour and vegs are starting to ripen. Follow our tips on how to get the best out of your outdoor living space.

May 15, 2024

How do I plant a trough with summer bedding plants?

Most of us have a space outside for a window box, even if we have virtually no outside space. Follow these steps and you will end up with a gorgeous window trough packed with glorious summer colour.

May 14, 2024

How to look after summer bedding plants

Once you have planted up your summer hanging baskets and containers it makes sense to have the plants last as long as possible. Follow these tips and you will be able to make your containers look great up to autumn.

May 7, 2024

How To Have Fantastic Summer Hanging Baskets

Summer hanging baskets always look a riot of colour but they do need a little attention to keep them flowering until autumn. Keep watering, feeding and deadheading to keep them looking great.

May 7, 2024

How To Grow Bedding Geraniums

Bedding zonal geraniums are one of the mainstays of summer containers and hanging baskets, one of the few summer bedding plants which do not mind being a bit dry. Inject a touch of the Mediterranean into your summer bedding scheme.

October 1, 2023

Primula growing guide

Primulas are hardy and provide a huge splash of colour when there is not much else around. They are ideal for containers, hanging baskets and window troughs giving you the colour near the house where it can be fully appreciated.

May 21, 2023

Best spring bedding plants for containers and hanging baskets

Annual bedding plants are a simple way to add instant colour to a dull backyard or to provide a focal point in the garden. Spring is the time to start looking at our containers and begin to get our outdoor space ready to welcome family and friends.

March 25, 2023

April tasks

This blog will give you an idea of what to do this month in the garden. Spring should be well and truly sprung and the garden will be bursting into life. There's always a few more plants you can pack in and this guide may give you a few ideas.

January 1, 2023

How To Get Your Greenhouse Ready For Spring

If you are lucky enough to have a greenhouse then keeping it in a clean tidy state is absolutely essential for keeping disease and pests at bay. A greenhouse allows you to overwinter precious plants and grow fruit and veg which would otherwise be impossible, especially in the north of the UK.

July 29, 2022

July tasks in the garden

July is the time of year when all our planning and hard work is paying off and we have an outdoor space to be proud of but there are still a few tasks to do, but the emphasis this month is to relax outdoors on comfy garden furniture and fire up the barbie.

September 1, 2020

How To Grow Bedding Cyclamen In The Garden And Indoors

Winter bedding cyclamen gives your tubs and baskets a shot of colour at the gloomiest time of year. Follow the tips in the blog to have them last as long as possible.