Thursday 23 November 2023
December Gardener's Calendar.
Saturday 18 November 2023
Christmas Gardener's Shopping List
Christmas Gardeners Shopping list
Are you stuck for a gift but your friend or relative is a keen gardener. I hope my gardener's list helps to give you some ideas.
Thursday 16 November 2023
Simple Hardy Autumn Winter Container Combinations
These are just a small selection of hardy plants that can be combined to make pretty autumn winter containers.
Hardy Winter Containers
Every season we reserve one of the tunnels for seasonal interest perfect for pots and containers. There is a myth that the winter is dull. It is a myth. The colour may not be flower dependant though there is no shortage of flower with violas and hellebores, cyclamen and bellis to highlight a few.
Tuesday 7 November 2023
Saturday 4 November 2023
Choosing An Evergreen Hedge
Evergreen Hedging
Many evergreen shrubs can be planted as a hedge. Its common for us to plant a selection of interesting evergreen close together and crop them into a hedge. Mixing a hedge allows for a diversity of foliage, flowers and berries throughout the year. Below are a few evergreens that would be suitable. This is not the limit to your choice but these are easy to grow evergreens that will mix well. Here are just a few ideas.
How To Plant Winter Colour With Cornus
Planning Garden Structure
November Gardener's Calendar
- Its a very good time to plant hedges, trees, shrub and fruit. To give your garden the very best head start continue the tradition of autumn planting and plant as much as possible now. Planting in autumn conditions is recommended because the ground is favourable and if we establish plants now we can enjoy them next year. Plants benefit from having time to create a solid root system through autumn, winter and early spring, when they are not under pressure to flower and produce leaves. Work now while the soil is still warm and moist and not yet frozen. And don't forget to get your spring bulbs in.
Monday 11 September 2023
Growing Fruit
Friday 1 September 2023
Thursday 31 August 2023
Plant Now for Next Year
It Is Time To Start Planting Spring Bulbs
Prairie Planting Looks Spectacular in Late Summer
When we hit August the buzz word on the gardening front was Prairie Planting, technically now called new perennial planting. This is because so many of the late summer perennials and textural grasses emulate the natural planting on vast wild Prairies. These look wonderful right through until autumn.
Late Summer Colour
It's a riot of colour on the nursery with late summer perennials. There are so many herbaceous perennials that you could be adding to your borders to keep that explosion of colour going.
Perovskia Blue Spire
September Gardener's Calendar
Friday 25 August 2023
Preston Bissett Nurseries Through The Decades
Wednesday 12 July 2023
Hydrangea Heaven
Hydrangea Paniculata Limelight
Hydrangea paniculata Limelight is one of the stars of the garden perhaps even a celebrity. This is particularly noted for it’s white to lime green blooms which dissolve into the softest tissue paper pink. It also looks good in death which is not something we can say about all shrubs. I like to enjoy the fading flower heads through winter.
