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GARDEN AND PLANT ADVICE

Meet our new Head Gardener Ashley Edwards
Meet our new Head Gardener Ashley Edwards

Ashley is dedicated to bringing his expertise and creativity to Dorney Court to showcase horticultural excellence, inspire visitors and invite a deeper appreciation with nature.

Meet Ashley

Meet our new Resident Garden Designer Lucy Wilcox.
Meet our new Resident Garden Designer Lucy Wilcox.

Lucy brings over 20 years of garden design experience to the team, discover her gardening origins.

Meet Lucy

Seasonal gardening advice: Growing dahlias successfully

Read on for all you need to know about choosing your dahlias, where to plant, which varieties to go for and top tips from Jenny at the Laundry Garden for growing dahlias successfully.

Choosing your dahlias

Part 1 of The Laundry Garden definitive guide to dahlias

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Easy care flowering houseplants for every home

The Laundry Garden definitive guide to dahlias

A guide to dahlia varieties

Part 2: The different types of dahlias and what they're best for.

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Care tips for indoor plants

The Laundry Garden definitive guide to dahlias

Growing dahlias successfully

Part 3: Top tips for growing dahlias & FAQs

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Create your kitchen garden

This month we launch our partnership with no-dig pioneer Charles Dowding to learn about successful vegetable growing. Whether you have a dedicated kitchen garden or only have a few pots on the balcony we've got lots of useful advice and tools to boost your production. Here Charles gives us his advice on starting out with his 'no-dig' method.

A beginner's guide to no dig

Advice from Charles Dowding

A beginner's guide to no dig

No dig makes life easier, and plants grow more healthily, with fewer weeds.

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Dealing with slugs

Advice from Charles Dowding

Dealing with slugs

Advice on slug prevention without chemicals

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Seasonal gardening advice from Crocus

Whether you are a beginner gardener looking for advice or more confident in the garden and looking for reassurance that you are on the right track, we have lots of gardening advice to help you.

5 tips for buying plants online

Garden advice

5 tips for buying plants online

How to make sure your online plants arrive healthy & happy

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How to choose the right fruit tree

Garden advice

How to choose the right fruit tree

Whether you want the best dwarf cherry tree or a large apple tree, we have everything you need.

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Magnificent magnolias

How to choose the right magnolia for you

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Planning ahead

5 tips for buying plants online

Plant advice

All about hardy geraniums

Non stop geranium flower power!

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How to choose the right fruit tree

Plant advice

An introduction to peonies

Magical plants in every sense

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How to choose the right fruit tree

Plant advice

Planting out bedding

Tips for young plants

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Plant size guides

If you're new to buying plants online (or even in real life) here's a guide to what's what and how it works.

Different pot sizes

Buying guide

Different pot sizes

Our plants come in different sizes

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A guide to our bedding & container plants

Buying guide

A guide to our bedding & container plants

Found your favourites but not sure which size to choose? Plant doctor Helen explains all

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