This is a collaborative post in partnership with DutchGrown Are you starting to think about next year's garden? Autumn is a great time to make plans for next year's flowers, and it's also the perfect season to plant spring bulbs. This fantastic tulip bulbs giveaway in partnership with Dutch Grown will help you fill your garden with beautiful blooms when spring arrives. I've got a collection of 60 fabulous tulip bulbs to give away to a ...
Stunning spring bulbs from DutchGrown
This is a collaborative post in partnership with DutchGrown How is your spring garden looking right now? With the colder weather we've been having, a lot of my plants are only just getting going, but my spring bulbs are looking absolutely wonderful. Last autumn, DutchGrown sent me a selection of their spring flowering bulbs to review. I planted them in October, and have been so impatient to see them flower ever since! Flower bulbs ...
Win a bundle of Fiskars gardening tools
This is a collaborative post in partnership with Fiskars. If you're planning some gardening projects for spring, this is the giveaway for you :) I'm teaming up with premium gardening tools brand Fiskars to give away a brilliant prize bundle of products worth over £65. Read on to find out more and enter the competition. Fiskars gardening tools You're probably already familiar with Fiskars. They're synonymous with high quality ...
Gardening Calendar: What to Plant in March
If you’re raring to go in the garden or allotment, here are some ideas for what to plant in March. The arrival of March really is the start of the growing season in my mind - even if the weather isn't in agreement and it’s still freezing outside! You do still need to be careful temperature-wise, but if you can provide some frost protection there are lots of plants you can start growing this month. Flowers to plant in March Bedding ...
Gardening Calendar: What to Plant in January
If you’re anything like me, by January you’ll have had enough of being content with looking forward to sunnier days, and will be longing to get outside and plant something. I dearly love the whole process of coaxing plants into life, and it feels like an age since I last pushed a seed into some earth and willed it to grow. I think I have the gardening equivalent of itchy feet! To satisfy my cravings, I’ve been looking at which plants ...
Forcing bulbs indoors: an easy bulb growing project for early flowers
This post contains affiliate links. Affiliate links will be clearly marked with a * and if you click through and make a purchase, I will receive a small commission from that sale. Autumn is traditionally the time to plant spring bulbs in the garden, with daffodils, tulips, hyacinths, iris and crocus all popular choices. But while you’re planting bulbs in the garden, it’s a great idea to pot up some of those bulbs and ‘force’ them ...
How to plant a bulb lasagne: easy guide to layering bulbs
If you’ve never heard of a bulb lasagne you’re probably raising your eyebrows right now. It is a real gardening ‘thing’ though! This post explains what a bulb lasagne is, and why it's a great gardening project to have a go at. There's also a step-by-step planting guide, plus advice on the best bulbs to plant, and how to take care of your bulb lasagne so it provides you with months of beautiful flowers. What is a bulb lasagne? A ...
Planting bulbs: a step-by-step guide
If you'd like to add some colour to your garden for relatively little effort and cost, planting bulbs is a great idea. I love growing flowers from bulbs. You can create a really colourful display at times of the year when the rest of the garden is still playing catch up, and there’s such a wide variety to choose from. Bulbs are also relatively cheap when compared to buying plants, so they’re a great way to create real wow factor ...
Planting Calendar: what to plant month by month
Welcome to your one-stop planting calendar for what to plant each month! Click on the relevant link to see my top picks for what to plant each month, including flowers, fruit, vegetables and bulbs. Your one-stop planting calendar What to plant in January What to plant in February What to plant in March What to plant in April What to plant in May What to plant in June What to plant in July What to plant in ...
Gardening Calendar: What to Plant in April
If you’re keen to sow, grow and plant things this month, here are some ideas for what to plant in April. April is when things really start to get going in the garden. The soil is warming up, the risk of frost is much lower, and there's lots of planting to be done! Flowers to plant in April Bedding plant & hardy annual seeds April is a good time to sow seeds for hardy annuals and summer bedding plants. Growing these plants from ...