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GARDEN AND PLANT ADVICE

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.

Garden advice

A guide to growing Salvias

Expert advice from our Plant Doctors with everything you need to know about Salvias. From choosing your favourites to planting, growing and maintaining.

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Gardening Jobs for May

Head Gardener Advice

June in the garden

Discover essential gardening tasks for June with expert tips from Head Gardener Ashley Edwards. Keep your garden blooming with timely advice for the season.

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Discover magnolias

Plant advice

Sensational Salvias

Discover the different types of salvia, from annuals to perennials and tender varieties, and how to grow them for vibrant, pollinator-friendly colour from summer to frost.

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How to use shrubs & grasses in the garden

Plant advice

How to use shrubs & grasses in the garden

Garden design advice from Resident Garden Designer Lucy Willcox.

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Create a garden that makes your heart sing

The joy of colour

Create a garden that makes your heart sing

Garden Designer, Manoj Malde, believes colour has the power to completely transform not only a garden, but also the way we feel when we step into that space.

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Dealing with slugs

Plant combinations

Companion plants for roses

Have you heard of companion planting? Companion planting uses plant combinations that benefit one another. The benefits range from natural pest control to enhanced pollination and disease reduction.

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Growing dahlias successfully

Growing advice

Climbing roses for your garden

A climbing rose will add height and elegance to any outdoor space. With so many different bloom types, sizes, and colours, you can easily cover fences or walls.

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Plant advice from our garden experts

5 plants for a scented garden

Plant advice

5 plants for a scented garden

Fragrance has the ability to bring a garden to life in a deeply personal way

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An introduction to peonies

Plant advice

An introduction to peonies

Magical plants in every sense

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Dealing with slugs

Plant advice

Dealing with slugs

Advice on slug prevention without chemicals

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Meet Ivy, your plant expert

Our Virtual Gardening Assistant is ready to help via the chat widget below. Get instant answers about plant care, troubleshooting, and recommendations.

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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Garden advice

5 tips for buying plants online

How to make sure your online plants arrive healthy & happy

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