Jobs to do in the garden in May As the trees continue to blossom and the garden becomes more colourful, May is a month when everything really seems to come to life. Insects will begin to look for flowers and early butterflies will add some more colour. Hopefully, the sunny days will give you time…
Use our handy herb guide to help you select the ones you need when shopping at your nearest GCA member garden centre. English Mace Hardy perennial. Height 30-45cm when in flower. Spread 30cm. Clusters of small cream flowers in summer. Leaves are bright green, narrow and very deeply serrated. The chopped leaves can be used…
It’s time to have some fun with your loppers and secateurs. Some plants really benefit from being pruned now but for others its bad news. So, there is pruning fun to be had but make sure it’s with the right plants! If shrubs are in good order, then most pruning will be designed to promote…