Best trees for autumn colour

Best trees for autumn colour

Extend the season of colour in your garden by including a magnificent fiery autumn tree. Some can be grown in containers so you don't necessarily need acres of garden. This blog gives you all the tips necessary to grow one of these beauties.

Aubretia Axcent Antique Rose

Looking good in the nursery

This blog shows you what is currently looking great in the Outdoor Plant department. Is is just a small selection of the plants we have in stock so a visit to the store is strongly recommended.

Best trees for fruit and berries in autumn

Best trees for fruit and berries in autumn

Autumn is the time when things start dying back but by growing a tree for it's fruit and berries you not only provide for the wildlife but also interest in the garden and food for yourself. The blog gives you some suggestions for the best trees to grow for autumn food.

What Seeds Should I Be Sowing In Autumn?

What Seeds Should I Be Sowing In Autumn?

Just because autumn is here it doesn't mean that everything in the garden stops, this blog gives you some ideas of what seeds to sow at the end of summer.

Forage for Free Food in Autumn

Forage for Free Food in Autumn

Autumn is a fantastic time for bulking out your recipes with free food and this blog takes you through which plants are available. Not only does it help stretch the budget but is also great exercise. Only eat food when you are 100% certain you know what it is.

Why Do Leaves Turn Colour In Autumn?

Why Do Leaves Turn Colour In Autumn?

Autumn can be a spectacular time of year but why do the trees turn colour at this time of year, this blog explains the simple science behind this phenomenon.

October gardening tasks

October gardening tasks

Here is a quick rundown on what tasks need doing in the garden in October as you prepare for autumn and winter. Just use it as a checklist to ensure you don't forget any of the mountain of tasks that have to be done in autumn.

Plants And Bulbs To Give You Spring Colour In The Rockery

Plants And Bulbs To Give You Spring Colour In The Rockery

This blog gives you some tips on what to plant for spring colour. Bulbs and small plants are the mainstay of the rockery and having a spring display can lift the spirits and encourage us to spend more time outdoors.

Time to plant bulbs for spring colour underneath deciduous trees and shrubs

Time to plant bulbs for spring colour underneath deciduous trees and shrubs

The dry shady area underneath deciduous shrubs and trees is usually a problem spot but it can come alive in spring as it's perfect for growing spring bulbs. This blog gives you plenty of ideas for spring colour.

Planting daffodil bulbs

Planting daffodil bulbs

Daffodils are a joyous introduction to spring and one of the most popular flowers, both in the garden and growing wild. This blog will give you some idea of what has gone wrong when they don't flower well.

Best bulbs for a woodland garden

Best bulbs for a woodland garden

A woodland garden can be a bit lacklustre for many months of the year but with a bit of planning you can have interest for more of the year. This guide will take you through the bulbs readily available in garden centres.

Lyth Valley damsons

Lyth Valley damsons

This blog shares our love of local produce and the unique Lyth Valley damsons are recognised as a huge asset to this beautiful valley just a few miles west of Kendal.

August tasks in the garden

August tasks in the garden

August in the garden is the time to sit back and reflect on all your hard work; BBQ, entertain family and friends, pick all your lovely produce and just enjoy the outdoors. There are a few tasks to complete but they are mainly just tending and keeping on top of weeds.

How To Utilise A Glut Of Tomatoes

How To Utilise A Glut Of Tomatoes

Preserve all those lovely tomatoes in chutneys or a winter warming soup This year there has been a fantastic crop of tasty tomatoes and even after giving to family and...

How To Utilise A Glut Of Apples

How To Utilise A Glut Of Apples

Versatile apples can be served sweet or savoury or as a Halloween treat Apple Rubinola (pictured above) This autumn is shaping up to be a great year for the apple...

How To Grow Bountiful Blackberries

How To Grow Bountiful Blackberries

Blackberries are easy to grow, food for free in autumn and nutritious The humble blackberry considered to be a weed by so many is one fruit which almost always never...