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Todays Top Ten Tips on Bulbs

Beginners tips for planting bulbs

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Todays Top Ten Tips

Go to an Autumn show, get prepared for winter and read the rest of these gardeners tips. September 15th 2011

Sort out in your mind the plants that will need frost protection in the coming weeks. It will be too late to get and wrap plants in hessian or move plants indoors once the frost warnings arrive. Being prepared will allow you to enjoy late autumn shows without worry.

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A Top 100 Gardeners

100 gardeners chosen from a large data base of professional gardeners and garden writers

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Garden Design Styles

Garden design is influenced by Location, Objectives and Resources. No two people would design the same garden for the same space nor would that garden grow and develop in the same manner. My Top Ten Garden Styles Cottage garden Wild or Environmentally friendly garden Walled or Victorian garden Family and traditional garden Fruit and Vegetable [...]

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Todays Top Ten Tips

Seasonal tips for UK gardeners include this top ten hints

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Top Ten Garden Trees

Trees small enough for your garden can still provide a range of interest. That may be leave shape, blossom, berries, bark or colour changes. This selection grow 15-50 feet high with a maximum spread of 30 feet. Top Ten Garden Trees Sorbus or Mountain Ash make fine specimen trees. Sorbus vilmorinii has creamy white flowers [...]

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Gardeners Tips for Dark Wet Months

What can gardeners do in the cold wet months of December and January? Below are or top ten tips but let us have your alternative suggestions. Curl up with a good internet connection and browse away on the host of gardening web sites including Gardenerstips. Ask Father Christmas for a gardening book on your favourite [...]

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Growing Top Ten Violas

Violas are more than just small pansies in fact Pansies are just over blown Violas. They are both in the family that also includes Violets and Violettas. Benefits of Violas Many varieties and colours to select from without being overwhelmed by choice. Masses of small flowers from spring / summer that virtually cover the plant. [...]

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Quick Guide to Chelsea Designers & Gardens

‘Take Chelsea Home’ by Chris Young shows the “Best Garden Design from the Chelsea Flower Show”. Below is a brief preview of the 2010 gardens and designers. Tom Stuart-Smith; The Laurent-Perrier a champagne of gardens featuring a woodland of birches. Roger Platts; The M&G garden roses for the main sponsor. Sue Hayward; The Stephen Hawkins [...]

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Shade Loving Perennials a Top Ten

Plants that thrive in the shade also tend to be heavy drinkers. Here is my top ten list Bergenia varieties including Bressingham White, Baby Doll, Rotblum and Bergenia cordifolia Hosta varieties including Aureo marginata, Moerheim, Halcyon, Wide Brim and Hosta venricosa. Dicentra varieties including Boothmans variety, spectabilis and formosa Luxuriant. Astilibe varieties including Deutchland, Europa, [...]

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