Gardening Advice

Choosing and growing grasses
Choosing and growing grasses
July 3, 2020

Choosing and growing grasses

Grasses have been much taken up by garden designers in the last decades, and gardeners...
Choosing and growing climbers
Choosing and growing climbers
June 7, 2020

Choosing and growing climbers

Climbing plants are an excellent way to increase the planting in a small garden, as...
Choosing and growing water plants in a wildlife pond
Choosing and growing water plants in a wildlife pond
May 7, 2020

Choosing and growing water plants in a wildlife pond

Even the smallest garden can accommodate a small pond, and if you have a large...
Gardening with children - Deborah Ballard
Gardening with children - Deborah Ballard
April 6, 2020

Gardening with children - Deborah Ballard

With the children off school and confined to home, why not encourage them to grow...
Choosing and growing wildflowers in your garden
Choosing and growing wildflowers in your garden
March 31, 2020

Choosing and growing wildflowers in your garden

Growing native or long-naturalised wild flowers in your garden is a wonderful way to support...
Starting with fruit - Deborah Ballard
Starting with fruit - Deborah Ballard
March 8, 2020

Starting with fruit - Deborah Ballard

Starting to grow fruit sounds daunting, but fruit-growing is less demanding than growing vegetables or...
Planting bulbs 'in the green'
Planting bulbs 'in the green'
February 14, 2020

Planting bulbs 'in the green'

Some bulbs, tubers and rhizomes are better planted ‘in the green’ – in spring, when...
Planting and growing Mixed Hedges
Planting and growing Mixed Hedges
January 26, 2020

Planting and growing Mixed Hedges

Mixed hedging has long been a speciality at Future Forests. Before choosing a type of...
Choosing and planting bare-root roses
Choosing and planting bare-root roses
January 2, 2020

Choosing and planting bare-root roses

Everyone loves a rose, and November to March is a good time to plant bare-root roses,...
Christmas decorations from the garden - By Deborah Ballard
Christmas decorations from the garden  - By Deborah Ballard
December 4, 2019

Christmas decorations from the garden - By Deborah Ballard

Bringing in greenery from the garden makes Christmas, and is far better for the planet...
Planting bareroot trees, shrubs, and hedges
Planting bareroot trees, shrubs, and hedges
November 3, 2019

Planting bareroot trees, shrubs, and hedges

The bareroot season usually starts at the end of October and finishes around early April,...
Blooming in Winter
Blooming in Winter
October 3, 2019

Blooming in Winter

Witch Hazels are often overlooked when people consider a large shrub or small tree for...