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Last month we gave you a few Design Tips for Small Gardens, this month we've decided to focus on just one of those tips - "Choosing plants that flower repeatedly". When space is limited every plant...

There are some really simple yet effective ways to create the illusion of more space in a small garden, whether you have a courtyard, a compact urban garden, or an awkward corner in a larger space. We

Well-structured soils are usually crumbly and friable and have plenty of pore space to allow water and air movement to ensure healthy root development. In fact, and perhaps surprising, 50% of healthy.

At the moment we are being bombarded by the media telling us how bad plastic is for our environment. As growers we are heavily dependent on plastic, we use plastic pots, labels and our compost comes

This workshop is limited to 8 places to allow Richard to give some one to one time with each participant.

If you are planning a visit to the nursery with a large group of friends you may want to consider booking a visit to Spring Pond Garden too ...

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..

A big " Thank You ! " to everyone who came and supported our Namoi House & Jacksplace Charity Day on the 10 June. The sun shone and with your help we raised over £...

Rosy Hardy and her team at Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants have been awarded their 22nd RHS Chelsea Flower Show gold medal for her 25th Chelsea appearance.

Good news from RHS Malvern Spring Flower Show this morning as Rosy Hardy's display of herbaceous perennials strikes Gold! Just to clarify that statement before you all rush out of the house with your

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.

Springing into 2018 - NOW is the ideal time to start planting next year's perennials. Check out our special offers....

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 ...

Here at Hardy’s we do our best to adopt sustainable practice wherever possible. Here are some examples:- The vast majority of the compost used at the nursery is peat free.

At Hardy’s we have two main ways of undertaking breeding or selecting new plants. The first way is to take two plants of the same family, remove any flowers and then place them .........