It’s never too early to be planning your garden displays for next spring. Although Tulips should not be planted until the soil is cold in the autumn, some of the bulbs will be delivered in August, and you need to get your orders in before the cream of the crop has all gone. This is[…]
Plantaholic’s Choice – Pick Of The New Tulip Varieties 2023/24
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Bulbs, Container gardening, Cut flowers, Cutting/picking garden, New plants, Ornamental gardening, Plantaholics choice Aug 08, 2023
Plantaholic’s Choice – Rose Collections From Sarah Raven
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Colourful combinations, Cut flowers, Cutting/picking garden, Fragrant plants, Ornamental gardening, Roses Jul 18, 2023
Many of you will know Sarah Raven for her writing and television appearances. She is an inspirational gardener who tests many of her plants out in her garden at Perch Hill before they are allowed to be sold from her online nursery. She is also a sublime flower arranger and has made the cutting garden[…]
Plantaholic’s Choice – New Daffodils for 2023/24
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Bulbs, Container gardening, Cut flowers, Cutting/picking garden, New plants, Ornamental gardening, Plantaholics choice, Plants for problem places, Spring Jun 20, 2023
Ensure you receive the cream of the crop and the best varieties, in the top sizes of bulbs to ensure good flowering, by ordering your bulbs now, in advance of others. It is my pleasure to be able to showcase to you the latest breeding in daffodils that you can be growing in your garden. […]
Plantaholic’s Choice – NEW Allium Lucky Balloons
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Bulbs, Container gardening, Cut flowers, Cutting/picking garden, New plants, Ornamental gardening, Plantaholics choice Jun 13, 2023
It may seem slightly odd to be singing the praises of an autumn planting bulb at this time of year when they will not be delivered until the autumn and should not be planted until the colder weather arrives. However, the reasons for doing so are to ensure you think about planting these amazing bulbs[…]
Product Profile – Grow The Bouquet By Stocks And Green
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Cut flowers, Cutting/picking garden, Gardening for beginners, Ornamental gardening, Product Profile, Seeds May 09, 2023
There are many online businesses selling seeds, but every now and then you get one that comes up with something innovative, new and special, and Stocks and Green are one such business. For some years the online retailers have been putting together collections of bulbs that will flower at the same time and will look[…]
Dahlia: queen of the picking garden!
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Bulbs, Cut flowers, Cutting/picking garden, Ornamental gardening Mar 28, 2023
The colourful dahlia is a must-have in your picking garden. With their different shapes, colours and flowering heights, dahlias generate a real colour explosion. The best-known variety is perhaps the pale pink ‘Café au Lait’ dahlia. But if you really want to make colours pop, there are plenty of special dahlias to be found, from[…]