The Jungle effect in our gardens can take our minds away to foreign climes and less stressful times in our lives when perhaps we have been on our holidays. The extremely architectural leaves of banana plants are ideal to create this effect. These plants are only enhanced by rainfall on the leaves like a tropical[…]
Banana plants In The UK Garden
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure General Gardening Jun 18, 2019
Coach holidays to the Gardens of Lake Maggiore and Milan
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Gardening trips and holidays Jun 13, 2019
We all love the classic UK gardens that are so hard to beat. However, just sometimes it is lovely to get away and view the gardens of another country and another culture. We can all gain inspiration from the alternative methods of garden design and the different varieties of plants that thrive in other climates. […]
Patio Ponds
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Container gardening, Ornamental gardening, Pond and water gardening, Wildlife Gardening Jun 06, 2019
These days most of us do not have the room for a giant lake in our modest plots, nor the time to maintain a large pond. We can however compromise by making a patio pond in a container. This not only makes an attractive feature but also can bring all important wildlife into the garden.[…]
Gardening News – Countdown to stunning sensory extravaganza
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Gardening Events, Gardening news, RHS flower shows Jun 03, 2019
From Wednesday, June 5, thousands of visitors are expected to flock to the magnificent 1,000 acre Chatsworth Estate as it is transformed into a gardener’s paradise with exciting new content including a mass planting of 6,000 Dahlia (Dalina Maxi) ‘Salinas Bicolor’, an impressive Power of Trees feature and a spectacular floral immersion experience. Liz[…]
Gardening News – Giving wildlife a helping hand at RHS Chatsworth Flower Show 2019
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Gardening Events, Gardening news, RHS flower shows, Wildlife Gardening Jun 03, 2019
The RHS Garden for Wildlife: Wild Woven, at RHS Chatsworth Flower Show, 5-9 June, will demonstrate how the UK’s 24 million gardens can be transformed into a network of nature reserves. The garden, designed by Sharon Hockenhull, focuses on encouraging once common garden visitors such as hedgehogs, house sparrows and starlings back through native and[…]
Inspirational NEW Plants from RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2019
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Gardening Events, New plants, Ornamental gardening, RHS flower shows May 29, 2019
Sedum Atlantis Sedum Atllantis was crowned RHS Chelsea Flower Show Plant of the year 2019! It is perfect for our modern gardens in that it is drought tolerant, attractive to bees and ideal for small spaces. The serrated, variegated leaves take on a pink blush in autumn. Pink tinged flower buds open yellow from July[…]
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2019 Gallery
Image By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Garden design, Gardening Events, RHS flower shows May 22, 2019
Chick Charms® – New Breeding in Sempervivums
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Container gardening, Gardening for beginners, Ornamental gardening, Perennials May 20, 2019
Sempervivums, also known as Houseleeks or Hens and Chicks, were a plant often seen in rockeries in the nineteen seventies and were widely available on the plant stall at your local jumble sale as they are easy to propagate and grow. They sadly fell out of fashion for some time. That is until new breeding[…]
Product Profile – Blooming Fast Superior Soluble Fertiliser
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Fertilisers and Feeds, Product Profile May 13, 2019
If we want not just a reasonable garden but an outstanding garden we must feed our plants to achieve these results. Blooming Fast Superior Soluble Fertiliser is a strong formula that ensures more flowers, more fruit, better roots and better shoots. With regular feeding throughout the growing season we can ensure top performance of[…]
Plant Profile – Gerbera Garvinea Sweet Series
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Container gardening, Cut flowers, Ornamental gardening, Perennials, Plant Profiles May 08, 2019
Gerberas, sometimes known as Barberton Daisies or Transvaal Daisies, have always been an attractive plant, but in the past they have been best grown in a warm greenhouse. That is until the Garvinea series of Gerberas were bred and came to the market. Garvineas have proven to be hardy plants in UK conditions. They are[…]