understanding types of plants and seeds If you are new to gardening then understanding the different types of plants will really help you get to grips with planning what to sow, plant and grow in your garden. Here are some handy definition
stylish houseplants Now is the time to devote some of your growing instincts to good-looking houseplants, the handsome pots you can have on deep windowsills or a sunny kitchen table, that will look good right through the
understanding the 15 different tulip groups Below is the full list of the different tulip groups, with a little specification, as well as an example. We hope from this you can learn a bit more to help you pick the tulip that's right for
the daintiest new crocus varieties When I was eight my father spent a spring in bed, ill with a duodenal ulcer. To cheer him up as he recuperated, I picked him a bunch of flowers on Saturday mornings. My favourites — and his &mda
how to plant out from gutterpipes Sarah shows you how easy it is to plant out from gutterpipes, in her garden at Perch Hill. you might like View Peat Free Wool Compost
growing your own citrus fruit The shops are full of all these fruits in their prime during late autumn, but why not go one step further and grow your own citrus fruit at home? Sarah's tips for success with citrus 1. All citrus lik
exotic bulbs for summer borders If you like glamour in your garden - well-cut, well-dressed glamour - then summer-flowering bulbs are key. Most of us think bulb-planting goes on primarily in the autumn, but there are several classy
sarah's favourite tulip groups In this video Sarah explains her favourite tulip groups and which varieties she loves. The tulip family have fifteen different groups in them and I used to get really hung up
autumn herbs to sow from seed There's plenty of autumn herbs to sow from seed once the summer heat fades. I love dill which is perfect for the cooler months and delicious in so many foods. In autumn I always sow flat-leaved parsle
choosing pelargoniums Pelargoniums are perfectly behaved, low-maintenance, high-performing, good-looking indoor or outdoor pot plants. I now want to get my pelargoniums out of pots and into the ground, mixing up a few car
salads to grow in summer Growing summer salads in August will help to extend the delicious taste of salad. Once you hit August, there's not much you can sow in the kitchen garden for eating this year, but salads are an except
planting narcissi bulbs with dahlias I love scented narcissi bulbs, and the ones bred from Narcissi tazetta or Narcissi jonquilla have delicate individual flowers in abundance at the top of every stem. They are one of the first things to
creating beautiful pot displays with primulas As some kind of consolation to a cold winter and late-to-arrive spring, you can – if you’ve got the oomph and a porch, deep window ledge or sheltered doorstep – invent your own kind
container dahlias | why sarah loves these Sarah discusses her current favourite dahlias for pots, and how to grow and care for them for the most floriferous container displays. By viewing the video, you agree to a data trans
planting a pelargonium pot display May is the time to plant up your summer pots. Tulips are going over and the frosts - for most of us - have passed, so we can safely put out any of the tender perennials and annuals that excel in cont
how to cordon train your sweet peas My friend Nipper Keely taught me how to cordon train my sweet peas to grow magnificent plants. Nipper’s stems of trained sweet peas are at least eighteen inches long, with five or six flowers o
