Sarah's top tips for planting & growing amaryllis Watch as Sarah shares her top tips for planting and growing amaryllis, as well as discussing her favourite varieties I can’t resist showing you this incredible amaryllis; it has got this lovely sof
chitting potatoes In this video Sarah shows us how to chit potatoes and talks about one of her favourite varieties, ‘Belle de Fontenay’.By viewing the video, you agree to a data transmission to Youtube.The data process
sweet pea climbing frames and systems Sweet peas are the best climbers for the cutting or vegetable patch. If you have grown your own sweet peas from seed or purchased ready-to-go sweet pea seedlings from us, this gui
understanding narcissi divisions Below are the 13 different divisions/groups of narcissi, along with a little explanation of how to identify these daffodils and an example of varieties in each division... D
understanding pelargonium groups Pelargoniums can be split into 7 different groups. These groups are all quite distinct and by understanding the groups you will be better placed to choose the correct variety for your garden. Pe
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 y
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
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
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 on
layering sweet peas If you want sweet peas with spectacularly long, perfectly straight stems and lots of large flowers on each stem, it's a good idea to layer them, but this does involve tonnes of work. When you
growing squash at snaylham farm Roland and Rebecca Longly grow vegetables at Snaylham Farm, near Icklesham in East Sussex. The farm has two distinct soil types, very fine, sandy loam on the upland, with a silty loam down in the
understanding dahlia groups Below is a list of the different dahlia groups, along with some classification info and an example of a variety in each group. Classification of dahlias is rather complicated, as there are over
clematis for every month of the year Clematis are among the showiest of climbers – and a garden with climbers is a place that feels as though it has come into its own. No longer a randomly selected patch of cultivated earth, it is
planting snowdrops Plant your snowdrops as soon as they arrive. Whilst they prefer dappled shade, they also do well out in the open. Snowdrops thrive in reliably moist, well-drained soil, rich in organic matter s
why you should choose 'prepared' freesia corms Freesias were my best gardening success in 2011. They can be a washout if you start with corms that have been sitting around too long in their bag, so that all life's juices have been drawn out
growing chillies from seed Growing chillies from seed is easy, as a general rule chillies are much more prolific and generous than its brother the sweet, not hot pepper.south devon chilli farm's top tips Sowing Chilli S