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Prune pyracanthas to keep them looking beautiful and show off their spectacularly colourful berries. These easy-to-grow evergreen shrubs look good all year round, with frothy white flowers in spring followed by masses of berries in traffic-light colours: look out for different varieties in our garden centre, from buttery yellow 'Soleil d'Or' to tangerine-coloured 'Orange Glow' and the best of the reds, 'Saphyr Rouge'.
They look particularly gorgeous trained flat against a wall…
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We have just received the first Samphire of the season (July – August). This seaside crop follows on from the English Asparagus seasons and is great in Stir Fry or Steamed over a pan of boiling water for a couple of minutes, serve with melted butter, brilliant with fish, £12.03 per kg might sound expensive but you only need about 100g per serving and we are half Sainsbury’s price at £25.00 per kg.
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Lavender is everyone's favourite garden shrub, with its silvery foliage and soft blue perfumed flowers. They're looking at their very best this month, so visit us and load up with scent and colour for summer.
They're super-easy to grow, asking only a sunny spot and an annual tidy-up after flowering. Choose English lavender for the herb garden, and elegant French types (Lavandula stoechas) among ornamentals. Bees love the flowers, so wildlife…
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It's Father's Day this weekend so treat the gardening Dad in your life to a feast of green-fingered fun.
A trip to your favourite garden centre makes a great day out choose that plant or garden gadget he's always wanted. You'll find some great offers on everything from secateurs and knee pads.
There are special events at gardens all over the country too, so you can enjoy your day out with Dad and bring him back full of inspiration…
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Stake taller plants before they get too big and flop over sideways, ruining your display and possibly flattening nearby flowers too. Delphiniums, peonies, dahlias and oriental poppies are all prone to toppling over sideways, especially after heavy wind and rain and sometimes under the weight of their own flowers.
Earlier is always better, as with supports in place before they get too tall plants happily grow out and around to cover unsightly posts. Strapping a plant…
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Hypericum Hidcote is a very useful and attractive shrub in the garden. It is tolerant of most position, and is particularly useful as a ground cover shrub, forming ultimately quite a large bush.
It is semi-evergreen, with a lovely yellow flower throughout the summer which attracts bees. It has quite a tradtional feel, and will cope well in most soil types.
Come and have a look at our selection!
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Two of the biggest names in gardening join forces this week as BBC Gardeners' World and the Royal Horticultural Society host one of the most popular gardening shows of the year.
BBC Gardeners' World Live, held at the NEC Birmingham from Wednesday till Sunday, is celebrating its 21st birthday this year, and you can look forward to some cracking new features. There's a whole new category of show garden, with Outdoor Living Gardens showing you what you can do even in the smallest of sp…
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What to do in the garden in June:
There's no better place to be in June than in your garden. The veg garden is packed to overflowing: your flowers are a riot of colour and perfume. Keep the show dazzling with this month's key jobs.
General tasks:
Top up mulches to keep weeds under control: a 5cm layer of well-rotted stable manure feeds your plants as it rots.
Remov…
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Survey claims 5 A DAY is working among schoolchildren - but finds that many believe cheese comes from plants
Almost all schoolchildren in the UK now know they should be eating 5 A DAY, new research has shown.
To mark the start of Healthy Eating Week, a survey of 27,500 children in primary and secondary schools was carried out by the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) and supported by the Agriculture and Horticult…
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Clematis are one of the most spectacular climbing plants available. They come in a wide variety of colours, and look absolutely stunning at this time of year.
There are quite a few gardening tips we can give you to make sure you get the very best from them, and we have a fantastic selection to choose from. Some will flower ealry, others much later, and with many you can encourage further flushes of flowering to extend the season.
Clematis grow succesfully up…
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