How To 'Fly The Flag' For Beautiful Summer Bedding
If you love your summer bedding plants why not consider a patriotic red, white and blue colour scheme. This blog gives you ideas of what to plant in the three colours. Shop the look in the Outdoor Plant department here in store.
6 Steps To A Happy Pond
Ponds can be a real lifesaver for wildlife and having one in your outdoor space is easier than you think, even if you only have a small back yard you can have a pond in a barrel. This guide will give you the tools to keep your pond in great condition.
How To Grow Grafted Veg
Improve yield and disease resistance by growing grafted vegetables If you haven’t heard about the benefits of growing vegetables from grafted plants then read on! Suttons have been grafting vegetable...
Best Veg For Grilling On The BBQ
Barbecuing is one of the fastest growing outdoor pursuits as we all strive to enjoy our outdoor spaces. What could be better than cooking your own homegrown delicious vegs for family and friends in the fresh air on the BBQ.
How To Grow Rockery Iris
Early Flowering Iris Irises are a flamboyant and colourful addition to any garden and they are such a diverse group of plants that it is easy to provide the right...
From Seed To Christmas Tree
This blog takes you through the lengthy selection process of producing the high quality real Christmas trees sold here at Hayes. The tree is monitored throughout its growth period from seedling to finished tree to make sure it is in perfect condition.
Very Berry Christmas
Decorate your garden for Christmas using shrubs that carry berries. Pyracantha and Cotoneaster are not only bright and beautiful; they are useful too, providing an excellent source of food and...
How To Grow Amazing Amaryllis
Amaryllis put on a spectacular show over the winter months but can be difficult to get to re-flower the following year. This blog gives you some tips on how to care for these stunners.
How To Grow Colourful Conifers
Conifers are back in style - perfect for year round interest and colour! There is a lot of variation in shape, size & foliage in conifers; Chamaecyparis have fronds of...
How To Make A Spicy Pumpkin Tagine
One of the most popular pastimes at this time of year is making a Halloween Lantern & pumpkins are so cheap & easy to get hold of that the whole...
How To Have Perfect Penstemons
If you are looking for late summer colour then look no further than the pastel shades of floriferous Penstemons. Flowering from early summer through to October, they are easy to...
Best Ways To Attract Wildlife; 10 Top Tips
This blog gives you some simple tips on how to help our threatened wildlife. It doesn't need to be a huge project but if we all do a little something then it does become a huge endeavour.
How To Look After Air Plants
Tillandsias,commonly known as Air Plants, are native from deserts, forests and mountain regions of Central and South America. They are part of the Bromeliad genus, and they are epiphytic (able...
How To Plant Spring Flowering Bulbs
As nature intended... To most gardeners, "naturalising" means growing bulbs in grass, rather than in borders, but in its broadest sense, it implies "as nature intended". Planting bulbs as they...