Although these bedding plants have been for sale in supermarkets and garden centres for a couple of months now, the best time to plant pansies and violas is around mid-October. If you buy your plants too early you may find that they grow too much and become straggly by the…

Even though September has been a very changeable month for the weather, there should still be days and opportunities to get outside into the garden. If you do not have very much time on your hands, then these are some of the chores which you should really try and tackle…

Although August is still considered the height of Summer, it will not be too long before Autumn arrives with crisper, fresher air and shorter, cooler days. However, it is worth thinking about and planning the planting of Spring Bulbs. Spring bulbs start appearing for sale in shops, garden centres and…

If you look around at some of the flowering plants growing in gardens and parks, you probably can’t miss the abundance of colour from pretty nasturtiums which are starting to come into flower now. These flowers are very easy to grow from seed. However, if you find that you have…

If you are new to gardening then it can be daunting wondering which flowers and plants to raise and cherish in your borders and beds. If you have a pond, you may be aware that there are some species of non-native aquatic plants, like the fast growing floating pennywort, which…

Roses Finish pruning of established plants. Annuals Towards the end of the month, as the weather hopefully turns warmer, sow hardy annuals outside in prepared beds. Half-hardy annuals should be sown under glass. Perennials Fertilise perennial beds and apply a thick mulch. Established plants may still be divided and replanted.…