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Year of the Marigold

Published on 29 January 2018

The announcement follows last year’s successful ‘Year of the Zinnia’ which culminated in 20 varieties being awarded the prestigious Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society after a year of trials testing their reliability and performance in the garden.

Plant of the Week: Erica (heather)

Published on 26 January 2018

You can have this wild beauty in your own garden with this star performer for borders and containers.

Plant of the Week: Ficus Benjamina

Published on 19 January 2018

The weeping fig, Ficus Benjamina, is among the most stately and elegant of houseplants.

Sow earlier by using a heated propagator

Published on 17 January 2018

Transform your seed sowing with a heated propagator and you can sow earlier and expand your range to include frost-tender summer bedding and delicious greenhouse crops.

Shining Hellebores

Published on 15 January 2018

Give hellebores the chance to shine by going round now snipping off last year’s old, tatty foliage right down at the base to expose the emerging flower buds. Use sharp secateurs and be really careful as it’s all too easy to snip off the flower buds themselves by mistake!

Plant of the Week: Dwarf Conifers

Published on 12 January 2018

Compact, handsome dwarf conifers really come into their own at this time of year. In a world of sepia brown, it’s lovely to have a neat splash of brilliant green, honey yellow or even steely blue to enjoy.

Preview: RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Published on 10 January 2018

The RHS has unveiled this year’s Chelsea Flower Show gardens and the world’s most famous flower show is set to be another cracker.

Avoid rabbit damage

Published on 8 January 2018

Protect your plants from rabbits as they’re particularly active at this time of year, that with the breeding season approaching and little food around to eat.