Two weekend tasks If you’re looking for two tasks to do this weekend, how about taking some cuttings and planting some hyacinths. Both will give you a great deal of pleasure in the coming months as they develop. Taking cuttings You can take cuttings now from all your half-hardy bedding plants such as fuchsias, bedding…
Autumn houseplant care tips You should give your houseplants some additional tender loving care during this month. Most houseplants will need less water than in summer and you can stop feeding foliage houseplants. Feeding Autumn and winter-flowering houseplants will benefit from feeding with a high potash liquid fertiliser every seven to 10 days. If your…
Tips for winter container colour To get the best displays from your winter and spring hanging baskets and containers, plant them now. Here are a few of our handy hints to get you growing: Plants to use include ivy, dwarf conifers and dwarf shrubs, winter-flowering pansies, hardy primulas and polyanthus. Add bulbs, underplanted, to extend…
Sixteen September tasks to do in the gardening As the evenings draw in and the days start getting cooler, there are plenty of jobs to be getting on with in the garden. September represents the last chance to harvest apples, pears, blackberries and blueberries Tender houseplants that have spent the summer outdoors should be brought…
Naturalistic planting: a low-maintenance way to boost your garden’s biodiversity Haskins’ in-house horticultural expert, Alasdair Urquhart, explains the benefits of embracing a different gardening approach Naturalistic planting is a simple yet impactful approach that encourages gardeners to work with nature, rather than against it. Rooted in ecological principles, it offers a low maintenance way to…