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Five years ago, at Harrogate Autumn Flower Show, a customer approached us to enquire about an ASTER he couldn't identify ...........

A new year and we have so many events to look forward to. The new growing season is always wonderful especially with herbaceous perennials as they start to wake up in the spring....

In the new millennium we were made an offer that we really thought was too good to miss.....

National Tree Week is the UK's largest annual tree celebration, marking the start of the winter tree planting season (November to March each year). The Tree Council, one of the UK’s leading charities

During autumn we can embrace a new phase in the garden, when plants develop rich hues as their leaves change colour and their flower heads fade. However ....

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) states that Horticulture contributes £9 billion to the UK economy each year and employs around 300,000 people across a range of disciplines. ....

Many of you may think that because you do not have a pond or body of water in your garden then you won’t have frogs and toads. It is true they do need water for breeding in but they will happily live

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There are so many good reasons to get out and get planting in the autumn.

Boy it's been HOT ! We humans and our plants have all been suffering in this heat so we thought that now is the perfect time to share some of our top tips to help you and your plants survive

Updated - The new Firestars TM Series of Crocosmia has been developed by Paul Lewis, an amateur plant breeder and hybridiser, specialising in Crocosmia and Gladiolus on the Isle of Wight. Paul has ...

These are plants that have a natural summer dormancy, not an induced one due to environmental factors. They are still true herbaceous perennials..

Butterflies and moths are extremely important indicators of the state of the environment. There has been a dramatic decline to Britain’s butterfly numbers due to habitat destruction, agricultural ....

Hedgehog numbers are in decline, these welcome visitors to our gardens are in need of our help. Hedgehogs eat slugs and numerous other insects which feast on our garden plants. Here are some things ..

The plants Rosy has chosen for this border will all thrive in a moderately good, free-draining soil in semi-shade. She has picked 15 different varieties to give interest throughout the year.

Pictures from our RHS Chelsea Flower Show display 2017 - Rosy Hardy celebrates her 25th year of exhibiting within the most famous floral marquee in world.

The plants Rosy has chosen for this border will all thrive in a moderately good, free-draining soil in full sun. She has picked 14 different varieties to give interest throughout the year.

If you dream of taking beautiful images of the plants and flowers in your own garden or out & about on your travels then our beginners photography workshop with Richard Loader may be just..

THE BIG BUTTERFLY COUNT 2018 has started. From 20 July to 12 August we will be joining in the world's biggest survey of butterflies across the UK, ....