Planting and Aftercare of Bare Root Hedging Plants
Planting bare roots can be a daunting task for those new to hedging plants. But do not worry, here are a few tips from Hedges Direct for planting and …
General Growing Guides
General Growing Guides
Preparing, picking and looking after your Tea Plant
This guide provides extensive information to help you prepare, pick and successfully look after your tea
Flowers, Fruit and Vegetable Sowing, Harvesting/Flowering Chart Information
Whether you're sowing fruit and vegetables this year or planning for next, our user-friendly gardening charts provide a month by month view of sowing, …
Perennial Plants and Annuals Growing Guide
This is a general guide to planting both annuals and perennial plants. This guide features plain-speaking advice and instructions for maximum
Plants for Exposed Coastal Gardens
We’ve hand-picked some of our favorite plants for exposed coastal gardens. A-C Achillea Alyssum Alstroemeria Antirrhinum (Dwarf varieties) Arabis Armeria …
What Type of Soil Do I Have?
Clay soils are also known as heavy soils. Clay has small particles, when it is wet the soil is very sticky and it will crack when dry. Clay soils hold a high …
Plants for Partial Shade
A-H Ageratum Aquilegia Begonia Campanula Canterbury Bell Cyclamen (hardy) Digitalis Doronicum Helenium Helleborus Hypericum calycinum I-N Impatiens Linum …
Plants that Show Drought Resistance
We’ve hand-picked some of our favorite plants that show drought resistance. A-C Achillea Agastache Alstroemeria Alyssum saxatile Astrantia Aubrieta …
Success With Your Seeds
We want you to have the best possible success with your seeds which is why they have to pass the most stringent tests in our laboratory and at our trial …
Growing Instructions for Pot Ready Vegetable Plants
This guide provides complete growing instructions from potting on, growing on through to after-care ensuring you are successful with your pot ready vegetable …