Very popular alpine the bright blue flowers catch everybody’s attention. Relatively easy to grow, the hairy leaves don’t really like wet weather, try to plant in a sunny but sheltered spot. They make good patio pot plants mix with other…
Sweetpeas Not traditional thought of as a bedding plant, they are sold in large quantities so I have included them, they can be used to add height and colour not forgetting the sweet scent. Usually sold as tall or spencer…
So popular you can buy them almost all year round. Most pansies are grown from seed but they can be rooted from cuttings. The main bedding seasons are spring and autumn, as a summer bedding plant they may grow too…
The hardest thing about summer planters is deciding when to plant them, the spectre of frost is always there. If you have planters that can be moved you can bring them in at night or invest in some garden fleece…
A somewhat indistinct group, they can be small or large with varying levels of service and stock.When buying from grower-retailers the plants are much fresher and in better condition, and because there are no transport costs, prices can be lower.They…
Garden Centre Groups There was a spell in the 1980s when small independent gardens were bought up to create chains of garden centres, sometimes it worked and the centres grew and prospered, more often the garden centres lost there local…
There are still some very good plant centres they have resisted the seductive glitter of Christmas and stayed true to the old garden centre traditions but they are under attack from all sides, supermarkets, online sales, Diy and high street…
On the nursery plants have the perfect conditions to grow. We give them plenty of light and enough space to allow them to grow and develop. To get them to the store most nurseries will pack the plants into plastic…
How to start growing sweetpeas This is sweetpeas for beginners, a quick search online will bring up a wide range of opinions and rules for sweet pea growing some of it aimed at exhibition growers. I will just encourage you to…
If the plant looks dry don’t buy it. When plants dry out, to the point of wilting, natural defence mechanisms will have been activated. The plants will go into survival mode. Normally the flowers will die or drop off, the young…
Nice cafe, big Christmas displays, but have they remembered about the plants? Gardening is very seasonal and in the past garden centres were very busy in the spring but quiet for the rest of the year.This was normal in the 70s…
How to start growing tomatoes This is tomatoes for beginners, a quick search online will bring up a wide range of opinions and rules for tomato growing some of it aimed at exhibition growers. I will just encourage you to start…
How to start growing sunflowers This is sunflowers for beginners, a quick search online will bring up a wide range of sizes and colours.I will just encourage you to start with a full proof method, you can then develop your…
How to start growing Peas This is Peas for beginners, a quick search online will bring up a wide range of opinions and rules for growing them, some of it aimed at experienced growers.I will just encourage you to start…
How to start growing carrots This is carrots for beginners, a quick search online will bring up a wide range of opinions for carrot growing.I will just encourage you to start with a full proof method, you can then develop…
How to start growing potatoes This is potatoes for beginners, a quick search online will bring up a wide range of opinions for potato growing.I will just encourage you to start with a full proof method, you can then develop…
How to start growing salad leaves What are salad leaves, well in the old days a salad was just a mix of lettuce leaves? Now there is a wide range of leaves included in a bag of mixed salad.You might…
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