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Spring flowers for pots: 30 easy plants to grow

March 1, 2022 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Are you ready to give your garden a boost with some spring flowers?  This list of the best spring flowers for pots is full of great ideas and tips to inspire you. We all tend to spend less times in our gardens in winter.   But when the weather starts to warm up in spring we start using our outdoor spaces more, so it’s only natural to want them to look good and fill us with joy.  Add to this the fact that many plants burst into ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Annuals, Bedding plants, beginner gardening, Climbing plants, container gardening, Containers, Flowering plants, Flowers, Foliage plants, Garden, Garden tips, gardening, gardening tools, Low maintenance garden, Perennials, Plant pots, Plants, small space gardening, Spring

Best plants for winter hanging baskets

November 23, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

If you’re keen to make your garden look good in winter, one of the simplest ways to do it is to plant up some winter hanging baskets and pots.  This guide to the best plants for winter hanging baskets has a great range of plants to help you create a lovely winter display. What plants are best for hanging baskets in winter? In this post you'll find lots of plants for winter hanging baskets that will provide you with flowers or beautiful ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Bedding plants, container gardening, Flowering plants, Flowers, Foliage plants, Garden, Garden tips, gardening, Hanging Baskets, Low maintenance garden, Low-maintenance plants, Plants, small space gardening, Winter

Best winter plants for pots: 25 stunning low maintenance plants

November 9, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Would you like to perk up your garden this winter?  This guide to the best winter plants for pots has lots of gorgeous plant suggestions to inspire you. What are the best plants for winter pots? This post covers twenty five plants for winter pots that will give you a fabulous floral display or provide foliage and interest throughout the coldest months. There are also lots of tips on planting and caring for your winter containers so ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Annuals, Bedding plants, beginner gardening, Climbing plants, container gardening, Containers, Flowering plants, Foliage plants, Garden tips, gardening, gardening tools, Low maintenance garden, Low-maintenance plants, Perennials, Plants, small space gardening, Winter

Summer gardening: ten easy ways to keep your garden looking good all summer long

July 23, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

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Collaborative post Summer has well and truly arrived, bringing with it warmer weather and the opportunity to enjoy our gardens more often.  Add in the fact that we’re all in the habit of using our gardens to socialise these days, and it’s definitely a good idea to keep your garden looking good at this time of year. Easy ways to keep your garden looking good all summer long If your garden could do with a boost, there are lots of easy ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Bedding plants, Garden, Garden furniture, Garden maintenance, Garden tips, gardening, lawn care, Patio, Plant food, Summer, watering, Weeds

Win a bundle of pelargonium plants for your summer garden

May 6, 2021 by Catherine 80 Comments

If you're busy planning your summer garden right now, this is a great giveaway to enter! I've got three bundles of gorgeous pelargonium plants from Pelargonium for Europe to give away, each worth at least £35. These lovely plants are ideal for adding a splash of colour to your garden and will flower right through summer. Read on to find out more about pelargoniums and how to enter the giveaway. Pelargonium plants from Pelargonium for ...

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Filed Under: Giveaways Tagged With: Bedding plants, competition, Garden, gardening, giveaway, Interiors, Pelargoniums, Plant styling, Plants

Gardening in June: jobs to tackle this month

June 3, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Welcome to your one-stop resource for quick and easy gardening jobs for June. If you always feel like you don’t have enough time for gardening, or just need some guidance on what to focus on each month, this is the series for you! You can check out my garden jobs for every other month in this post. Gardening in June With everything growing so fast this month, I think the ‘little and often’ approach is best for gardening in June. Keeping ...

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Filed Under: Garden jobs this month Tagged With: Bedding plants, Flowering plants, Flowers, Garden, Garden hacks, Garden maintenance, Garden tips, gardening, gardening calendar, Lawn, lawn care, Low maintenance garden, plant pests, Plants, pruning, quick gardening, watering, Weed control, What to plant now, Wildlife

7. The 10 minute gardener: quick summer gardening jobs

June 27, 2019 by Catherine 18 Comments

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Welcome to the latest post in this series, looking at quick gardening jobs you can fit into a busy schedule.  This time I'm looking at ways to stay on top of your summer garden. Things have certainly warmed up in the last couple of weeks, and I’m really enjoying my garden now the summer plants are bursting into life.  I think the ‘little and often’ approach is best for gardening at this time of year; keeping on top of the garden through ...

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Filed Under: Garden jobs this month Tagged With: 10 minute gardener, Bedding plants, Birds, Flowers, Garden, Garden tips, July, June, Maintenance, Pests, Plants, Summer, Top Tips, watering, Wildlife

Summer garden makeover ideas with T J Hughes

July 10, 2018 by Catherine 1 Comment

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Aren’t we having the most glorious summer at the moment?  I’m writing this post with the windows open and the sun streaming in, and I’m thinking I really must sort out some shade for my laptop screen so that I can write out in the garden.  I’m desperate to make the most of the season when it’s so glorious out there - particularly after the extra-long cold start we had to the year! Spending more time outdoors in the garden always gives me a little ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Bedding plants, Containers, Flowers, Garden, Garden Lighting, gardening, gardening equipment, Gardening with children, Home, Outdoors, Planters, Planting, Plants, Reviews, T J Hughes, Top Tips, Wildlife gardening

Review: Planters Online Visio fibreglass plant trough

November 23, 2017 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Reviewing the Planters Online Visio fibreglass plant trough - a premium, sleek planter ideal for container gardening and a contemporary garden style.

Are you growing plants for winter colour and interest at the moment?  The garden can feel rather bare and brown at this time of year, but if making the whole space look lively is too daunting, it's a great idea to focus your efforts on the bits you can see from your window.  Containers are brilliant for this, as you can position them exactly where you can see them best, and make the most of their display even when you're indoors. Planters ...

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Review & Giveaway: GardenSite Forest Toulouse Trellis Planter

August 17, 2017 by Catherine 192 Comments

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Welcome to a new product review and giveaway, perfect for those of you who are looking to spruce up a patio or deck area.  We've been trying out the Forest Toulouse trellis planter from online gardening supplier GardenSite, and I've also got one of these lovely planters worth £89.99 to give away to a lucky winner. The Forest Toulouse trellis planter has a generous container with an integral trellis for climbing plants, allowing you to ...

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Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Bedding plants, clematis, Climbing plants, competition, Containers, Foliage plants, Garden, gardening, GardenSite, giveaway, Home, Outdoors, Pansy, Planter, Planting, Plants, review, Trellis

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