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Rosy looks at her 5 favourite grasses

Even the harshest weather and the depths of Winter have their own sublime beauty

On days when it is warm and dry and the lawn has not become sodden, you can repair and improve patchy lawns in a few easy steps.

As most of you know, here at Hardy’s we’re all about the plants and the 100% peat-free media you can grow them in. However, this year saw us make an exception for brilliant company, ‘Metal In Bloom'

It was a bitter Winter that welcomed us into the new year and, while beautiful at times, I suspect we all dreamed of getting away to somewhere warmer and more inviting.

When it comes to numbers in plant names, it is accepted practice to use Latin numeric descriptors if the thing your counting is described in Latin, however there's always an exception.

To win vouchers to spend in the Nursery Retail area we would like you to submit a photograph of your own garden, taken in 2023 and accompanied by a description of 200 words or less.

Our gardening friends can be a difficult bunch to buy for but here are a couple of suggestions that are inexpensive and may be just the job.

Rosy talks about some of the early flowering plants for now.

A short list of things to be getting on with as the Winter closes in

The list of talks for 2023 are up on the website but won't be advertised to the general public for 48 hours.

Two Early Bloomers! Helleborus orientalis are much loved and sought after for their ability to inject colour into a gloomy winter garden...

Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants is proud to be a platinum partner with Perennial, the only UK charity dedicated to helping everyone who works in horticulture, and their families, when times get tough.

Who could resist the small daisy flowers of ERIGERON karvinskianus . For many this is a plant which evokes memories of summer holidays spent in Cornwall or possibly Mexico from where it hails.

As one of the highlights of the Candide Festival of Flowers on 17th May, Rosy and Rob Hardy will unveil what would have been their final display at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, instead of the exhibit ....