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Hooray for Hellebores!

At a time of year when very little else is in flower, Hellebores provide such a burst of colour in our gardens. A great source of nectar for early pollinators.

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Plant spotlight: Hamamelis

A staple shrub for winter garden colour, they provide a backdrop of greenery in summer and vivid leaf colour in autumn- colour all year round!

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In Review: The Big Book of Houseplants by Emma Sibley

Revive your home post-holidays with 'The Big Book of Houseplants' by Emma Sibley! Your ultimate guide to indoor greenery, just £9.99 in-store!

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Create a stylish winter wreath

Winter is a beautiful time to get creative. As the days are short and cold we tend to spend more time inside and less in our gardens.

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The Wonders of a Winter Garden

Create interest in the garden in winter. From winter scent to evergreen plants, a guide from our Plant Team on utilising your garden over winter.

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Awesome Autumn

September is a great time to plant bulbs to look forward to after the winter. The soil is still warm and perfect for planting trees.

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Compost Champions

Join in on International Compost Awareness Week and be a compost champion with our top tips on how to start making your own compost and leaf mould!

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Tree-mendous Trees!

Trees are more than just beautiful to look at. They provide important benefits for our environment and health.

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Skim About Skimmia

Skimmias have a long season of interest. They have evergreen, aromatic foliage, pretty flowers in late spring and all through winter.

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It's A Good Time For Planting

September and October are great months for planting. The soil is still warm from the summer sunshine and is moist due to more rainfall.

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Scarifying and Aerating Lawns

Scarify and aerate lawns now to keep grass strong and healthy over winter, before our northerly temperatures plummet in October.

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Feeding Your Garden

Are your plants looking fab this year, or are you wondering why your plants have less flowers on them?
The solution is quite often feeding.

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Tasty Tatties

Spring is on its way and the days are slowly getting longer, it's now time to start thinking about....potatoes!

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Hedge Your Bets!

Hedges are an excellent way to provide shelter for garden plants and animals!

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Crop Rotation

It's so exciting starting a new veg garden or taking on your own allotment!

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Welcome To Our New Website

We are delighted to bring you a new and improved website. Let us know what you think!

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An Abundance Of Bulbs

In the garden centre this month there is a large selection of beautiful potted bulbs. Cheerful pops of early spring colour from the snowdrops and crocus bulbs.

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January Garden

Although some might think that there is nothing to enjoy in the garden at this time of year...think again!

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