Blog – tagged "tips" – Hayes Garden World

September 9, 2024

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.

May 7, 2024

How To Save Water In The Garden; 10 Top Tips

With climate change looking likely to alter our rainfall patterns to produce dryer summers anything we can do to save water (and money) in the garden is worth spending a little time changing our habits.

May 7, 2024

Best Ways To Save Money In The Garden; 30 Top Tips

There are plenty of things we can do in the garden to save money, most of them simple and quick and this blog gives you a few ideas. With the cost of living crisis biting deep if we can save money in the garden it leaves a little extra for a treat.

March 24, 2024

How To Make Sure Your Daffodils Keep Flowering

This blog explains what has gone wrong when your daffodils don't flower as expected. They are the most popular spring flower and are one of the most wonderful sights in the Lake District.

March 8, 2024

How to prepare a new herbaceous border or bed

Achieving an overflowing herbaceous border takes a bit of preparatory work so read this blog to help you grow a stunning selection of herbaceous plants. If you want a classic English garden then an herbaceous border is a must.

December 27, 2023

January/February in the garden

Winter can seem a bit of a dead time in the garden but there is still plenty to be getting on with in readiness of spring. These tips will give you a guide to just a few of the jobs you can be getting on with in January and February.

July 2, 2023

May

May is that wonderful time of the year when the garden is just about to burst into glorious bloom. This article sets out all those tasks you need to do to achieve floriferous results. Don't forget to watch Chelsea Flower Show coverage on TV to get bags of inspiration and serious plant envy!

May 21, 2023

Best potato varieties

Potatoes grown at home are a taste sensation compared to supermarket produce so if you have a little space, even just a large tub or old compost bag you can still grow potatoes. This blog takes you through the best varieties for your situation.

May 21, 2023

March tasks in the garden

Finally after a long winter March arrives and with it the promise of spring. The garden has started to bloom, the days are longer and the temperatures are climbing so it's time to get into the garden and start sowing seed preparing the veg beds and filling gaps in the borders.

March 25, 2023

April tasks

This blog will give you an idea of what to do this month in the garden. Spring should be well and truly sprung and the garden will be bursting into life. There's always a few more plants you can pack in and this guide may give you a few ideas.

March 5, 2023

How To Sow Tomato Seeds

This blog and video shows just how easy it is to start your 'grow-your-own' journey. Future blogs take you through how to plant them out in the greenhouse, how to pinch out the side shoots so you get a good crop and how and when to feed and water your plants.