There nothing tastier or more pleasurable to grow than your own tomatoesSowing seedUse a propagator or a constantly warm, sunny windowsill.

Spice up breakfast with this egg, tomato and feta cheese dishThis video, featuring Richard Holden the Gourmet BBQ chef, shows you how to cook Spicy Tomatoes with Baked Eggs on the Griddle which is...

Try this delicious easy one-pot supper risotto on the grillWhy not try making a risotto on the BBQ, it’s much easier than you think and is a really tasty one-pot supper dish. Obviously if you want to...

Slugs and snails can ravage your vegetables - so take action!In the height of the season slugs are a real problem and can decimate your vegetable crop so you need to be really vigilant about dealing...

Enhance your outdoor space, help wildlife and the environment In these times of climate emergency most of us can do a little something to mitigate the negative impact we humans are having on the...

After a little warmer weather recently, the beginning of the month looks changeable with wetter weather due in the south & more promising drier weather in the north & west probably accompanied by...

Home-grown vegetables are possible in a small space with a limited budgetJust because you don’t have much space doesn’t mean that you can’t save money and have tasty nutritious vegetables. If you are...

First of the seasons new potatoes are easily grown with our planting guideNothing you buy in the supermarket can compare to the taste of your own home grown potatoes; especially the first new potatoes...

Celebrate summer with your own sweet, tasty, home-grown strawberriesPlanting strawberry plants in a hanging basket is the ideal solution to a shortage of space or if you have a problem with slugs and...

Ditch the roses around the front door, try runner beans instead There’s a revolution going on in the world of vegetable growing, they are bang on trend with a younger generation of millennial...

Cut down on the work and enjoy life Not everyone can have a show garden, which, let’s face it, is very time consuming and does require a certain degree of horticultural knowledge. Many working people...

Try this healthy alternative to the beefburger; lightly smoked salmonYou can have a healthy burger, just try these delicious salmon versions, made with lightly smoked salmon fillets for an extra level...

'No-dig' bed at Sizergh Castle, CumbriaEstablish 'no-dig' beds for healthier soil and less labour input‘No-dig’ means that there is minimal soil disturbance; there is a theory that not digging the...

Try cooking this tasty, one-pot winter warmer on your barbecueLancashire hot pot is such an easy one-pot dish, just assemble and leave to cook, and such a lovely comforting winter dish. It was...

Use your outdoor space to the max with an open fire The face of modern gardening is changing, few of us have time to tend a traditional quintessential English garden. Many of us are opting for...

Enjoy the juiciest chicken quickly and simply roasted on the BBQThis is a really simple recipe for a straightforward roast chicken with roasted potatoes. The chicken has been spatchcocked (flattened)...

Herbs are tasty, healthy, easy and cheap to grow and need little spaceFresh herbs picked then used immediately have so much more flavour than dried herbs or even fresh herbs bought from the...

First early potatoes can be easily grown on a budget and in a small spaceFirst early potatoes need to be planted towards the end of March. We have chosen to plant them with our eye on budget and the...

Grow your own!

A few minutes preparation could save you pounds Climate change appears to result in more extreme weather events and damage caused by storms either sends our insurance premiums skyrocketing or hits our...

STORE OPEN 7 DAYS; MONDAY - SATURDAY 09:00 - 5:30, SUNDAY 10:00 - 5:00 The wearing of face masks in the store is no longer mandatory but as a courtesy to fellow customers and our staff we respectfully...

Plant snowdrops, English bluebells and aconites just after floweringSome bulbs, when planted dry, do not have a very good success rate. Planting them just after they have finished flowering, when they...

Make the change and join the Hayes family Hayes Garden World has been in the same family since it was started over 200 years ago and that is the ethos by which we treat our staff, as family. We look...

Budget friendly wild bird food project to make with kids Once the hedgerows have been depleted of berries in late winter and spring wild birds can struggle to find enough to eat and may need a helping...

Spring blossom in the Lyth Valley, Cumbria

Welcome spring with these alpine gems in the rock garden or containerWhat could be more uplifting after a long weary winter then the sight of little brightly coloured jewels popping through the soil...

Rhododendron 'Golden Torch'Plant spring flowering shrubs for colour and scentAfter a dull, dreary, cold, wet winter what could be more uplifting than the sight of the first blossoms of spring that can...

Add colour to a mixed native hedge with spring flowering plantsThere is nothing lovelier than a native mixed hedge, and nothing better for providing a wildlife habitat, both food and housing. But in...

Rhododendron 'Surrey Heath'

Everything you need to grill, bake and smoke; from searing to low and slow The Barbecue Shop is located at the rear of the nursery and being one of the largest in North West England is the showcase...