
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...

Best Plants For Summer Colour
This blog guides you through the best plants to add to your garden to give you a long season of colour over the summer. Plants are available in our Outdoor Plant department at various times from late spring to early autumn.

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
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...

How To Be Bee-Friendly
Bees are currently under threat but you can reverse this decline by just planting a few new plants or making an insect hotel. Bees are essential for our food production so read the blog for a few tips on how you can help.

How To 'Fly The Flag' For Beautiful Summer Bedding
If you love your summer bedding plants why not consider a patriotic red, white and blue colour scheme. This blog gives you ideas of what to plant in the three colours. Shop the look in the Outdoor Plant department here in store.

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 Grafted Veg
Improve yield and disease resistance by growing grafted vegetables If you haven’t heard about the benefits of growing vegetables from grafted plants then read on! Suttons have been grafting vegetable...

Best Veg For Grilling On The BBQ
Barbecuing is one of the fastest growing outdoor pursuits as we all strive to enjoy our outdoor spaces. What could be better than cooking your own homegrown delicious vegs for family and friends in the fresh air on the BBQ.

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...

From Seed To Christmas Tree
This blog takes you through the lengthy selection process of producing the high quality real Christmas trees sold here at Hayes. The tree is monitored throughout its growth period from seedling to finished tree to make sure it is in perfect condition.

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
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
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...