The good news is that gardens available for public visiting are once again... open, following the lifting of pandemic restrictions on movement. In a new digital format, the attached GARDENS OPEN 2020 GUIDE lists 100 gardens, both public an …

Flowers to sow and grow In JulyHere are the flowers to sow and grow this July: July is the ideal time to sow biannual and perennial seeds in trays filled with good quality compost. Try aquilegia, bellis, delphinium and lupin , scabios …

Plant out annual summer bedding and patio plants.Prevent slugs attacking your young plants by using nemaslug or Ferrimax Plant up containers, hanging baskets and planters. Thin out drifts of hardy annuals if they're overcrowded if you hav …

It has been over 8 weeks now since the country has been in lock-down in response to this horrific virus.Nothing is normal ,many are laid off work, others concerned for their jobs, many are risking their own health daily and some like us have bee …

Pot up dahlias and tender exotics such as Canna for planting out as soon as the risk of frost has passed.Divide herbaceous perennials now to improve their vigour and create new plants.After aubrieta, alyssum and candytuft have flowered , trim them …