Advice & Inspiration For Your Garden

climbers | why sarah loves these

Sarah shows us some of her favourite climbers from the trials at Perch Hill, which are used as both climbers and trailers.By viewing the video, you agree to a data transmission to Youtube.The data pro

creating a wild flower meadow

Sarah talks through how she has begun to establish the wild flower meadow at Perch Hill.So this is the new wildflower meadow, and we planted this 18 months ago, and what we did first of all was we spr

gardening with children – sowing the seeds

If you are interested in gardening with children this series will show you how to start a children's veg patch. In this second part we will talk about sowing the seeds (read part 1 and part 3).

edible flowers

Scattering flowers over your food is a good way to add colour and I've always been a sucker for marigolds, violas, primroses and nasturtiums for this decorative reason alone, but the more I learn abou

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 b

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 on which tulip was in whic

annual flowers – create summer colour

Here's a good game to play: if some kind of crisis hits and your own personal credit crunch shrinks your garden to a few square yards, which plants would you keep as your absolute summer favourites

spring flower arrangements

In early spring our yearning for those intense green, newly emergent leaves on the trees – and the carpets of primroses, wood anemones and celandines covering the ground below them – grows by the day.

favourite summer half-hardy annuals

Sarah shows us five favourite summer half-hardy annuals for bountiful vases, brilliant containers and scented arrangements.One of my very favourite things at Perch Hill is our new flower wall, and wha

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

growing chillies from seed

south devon chilli farm's top tips 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.sowing chilli seed

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

companion planting: friends with benefits

Most of us love the idea of companion planting, the underlying principle being that by uniting one species with another we’ll free a plant from the scourge of some particular pest or have a miracul

creating beautiful summer flower containers

Sarah discusses her favourite varieties to grow together for colourful containers throughout the summer months.By viewing the video, you agree to a data transmission to Youtube.The data processing by

creating the perfect veg patch

Trust me: creating a vegetable patch will be one of the most rewarding experiences of your life. Everyone seems to be at it. I’ve just returned from friends who have transformed their north L