This 50 minute DVD, narrated by Virginia McKenna was created by her husband, Born Free Star Bill Travers who gained unique permission to spend a year filming the Buckingham Palace gardens a tranquil, natural oasis on the heart of central London. This is an unforgettable and unrepeatable visual record of the gardens, wild animals and plants. 50 Minutes Long
A sumptuously colourful garden has the extraordinary power to lift the spirits no matter the time of year. Yet many people struggle to create their own colour combinations that are suitable to site and soil, and which take their gardens through the seasons. This new book provides inspiration and practical advice for gardeners wishing to improve their plantings, both in appearance and in use. Val Bourne shows how varied and vibrant plantings can enhance the look of beds and borders, and how - with a little planning - they can be beautiful features for much longer than one season. Colour in the Garden is particularly useful for those with small gardens, where every inch of space must work hard for as long as possible. Written by a true plants woman and experienced gardener, with an in-depth knowledge of plants and how they behave, as well as a strong and creative sense of colour, this guide will revolutionise the way we think about colour in our gardens and ensure that no gardener will ever feel at a loss again. Hardback
**Fabulous Gift Idea** Spiral bound and fully illustrated, this gardening journal will help anyone with green fingers to keep track of planting and sowing throughout the year. The journal includes a daily planner, planting profile, space for notes, garden plans and sketches plus delicious recipes to try and lots and lots of gardening tips Dimensions: 21cm x 15cm Weight: 470g
**Fabulous Gift Idea** A truly one stop shop publication for gardeners of all levels! This comprehensive manual from the RHS covers all you need to know about gardening, from planning and planting to growing and onward care. Delve into this concise, practical guide to find all the ideas and advise you need to create a spectacular, thriving garden. Choose plants that will thrive in your space Design a border for year-round colour Find the right pruning techniques for your plants Discover how to protect your veg patch from pests 448 pages, full colour throughout Hardback
Seeing gardening as a serious and even outrageous art form has placed Anne Wareham well outside of what usually passes for discussion of gardens. Impatient with received ideas, eager to provoke, The Bad-Tempered Gardener is the story of her development as a thinking gardener and the creation with her husband, Charles Hawes, of their acclaimed garden in the Welsh borders, the Veddw. From the strange (plant obsessives, a bizarre debut as a television presenter) to the everyday (deadheading, sharing a garden), with frequent paeans to favourite plants and thoughtful pieces on show gardens and status, this is an intelligent, pugnacious and engaging book. It also unflinchingly conveys the challenges, the hard work, triumphs and failures behind the creation and development of a substantial contemporary garden. 196 Pages
Truly hardy Gardenias with the most exquisite snow-white flowers on a backdrop of glossy green foliage - the perfect trio of shrubs to add elegance to your garden.A collection of compact shrubs ideal for gaps in borders or containers on the patio, this collection includes varieties that produce that hypnotising sweet fragrance that is widely used in perfumes. Plant around entertaining areas in the garden or along pathways and near entrances where you can fully enjoy that much sought-after scent.The classic single, star-shaped flowers of the 'Kleim's Hardy create a simple, understated elegance, whilst the showier double, rose-like blooms of the 'Crown Jewels' can be cut and used in stunning vase displays. New variety 'Pinwheel' that we have added to this collection has slender petals that will bloom heavily from late spring, through summer and even into the autumn.Flowering all summer-long, smothering the rich green waxy foliage, these beautiful flowering shrubs will provide you with months of flowers and fragrance, but they'll also keep their evergreen leaves for interest all year round. Easy to grow and maintain, simply plant in a pot or straight into the border, preferably using ericaceous compost, and it will happily grow and flourish outdoors all year round.
Something that plants lovers have been waiting for - 'Kleims Hardy' is the world's very first, fully hardy Gardenia variety and can survive outside in temperatures as low as -10C! Just as stunning and as fragrant as its indoor relative, the snowy white, waxy flowers of Gardenia Kleims completely smother its glossy, evergreen leaves from early June onwards, opening from tight buds to exquisite pinwheels. The scent of gardenias is so gorgeous its often used in perfume, so imagine sitting on your patio this summer surrounded by its intoxicatingly sweet fragrance - heavenly - and something that your friends and family will be sure to remark on. A beautifully compact shrub, Gardenia Kleims Hardy is very easy to grow and simple to care for. Simply plant it in a pot or a garden border, preferably using ericaceous compost, and it will happily grow and flourish outdoors all year round.Supplied as an established plant in a 15cm pot, ready to plant out.
Nothing heralds the arrival of Autumn in the garden than good old-fashioned Chrysanths - and these amazing Hardy Garden 'Mums are just the ticket to fill your garden with colour late on in the season and on into Winter. Naturally dome forming and compact, they will make fabulous potted plants for outdoors, or neat little domes in beds and borders. They will be smothered in literally hundreds and hundreds of flowers in deep, rich Autumnal shades, their filled centres joining together to create a carpet of colour. You will get 3 plugs each of 6 colours from the Gigi series - Orange, Coral, Pink, Dark Pink, Snow and Yellow - all flowering their socks off from late August well into November. Perfection for the Autumn garden!
If you would like to grow your own tall, strong stems of cut flowers, for harvest late this summer and in to the autumn months these are the perfect plants to grow. They will flower from August and into October, with each plant giving you approximately 5-6 stems for cut flowers. They are ready to pick as soon as the first few flowers Break Bud, which means start to show some colour when they get to this stage, cut the stems quite low down, around 15cm (6') from the ground level, and remove the lower leaves from the cut stems prior to plunging them in to a tall vase of cold water. As an indoor display, they will last at least 2 weeks, but do change the water every few days as this keeps them in the best possible condition. When grown exclusively as a border plant, give them some support with a bamboo cane and position them towards the back of a border where they will brighten your garden just when so many other plants are coming to the end of their season.
Garden Bloom Chrysanthemums bear a single large flower rather than the multiple flowers that Spray types produce. These are really fashionable with top florists and command very high prices per stem, so if you grow your own you can have a magnificent display indoors and out and also save a small fortune! Throughout the growing season, remove the side shoots on a fortnightly basis (these are the little growths between the leaves and the stem) as this directs all of the energy in to the single large top flower. They bloom from September to October, so they make a perfect companion to the spray chrysanthemums, with each plant giving you approximately 3-4 stems of cut-able flowers. They are ready to cut as soon as you see the first sign of colour appearing and when they get to this stage, cut the stems quite low down, around 15cm (6') from the ground level, and remove the lower leaves from the cut stems prior to plunging them in to a tall vase of cold water. As an indoor display, they will last at least 2 weeks, but do change the water every few days as this keeps them in the best possible condition. Support them throughout the growing season with a strong bamboo cane per plant. Although a little more work is involved in growing Bloom Chrysanthemums, the quality and impact of the flowers will more than repay you for your effort!
This is the ultimate chrysanthemum collection - 24 of the biggest and best varieties guaranteed to make a massive impact in your garden!Chrysanthemums are a much loved, classic cottage garden favourite, due to their beautiful clusters of ball-shaped flowers. Nothing heralds the arrival of autumn in the garden than a garden flushed with their gorgeous blooms.'Spray' and 'Bloom' Chrysanthemums are the beautiful classic old-fashioned types, with glorious 8-10 inch blooms in a mix of orange, pink, yellow and purple. Planted in a mixture these will create simply stunning features!Chrysanthemums have a long flowering period, so you can enjoy their huge, impressive displays all summer long, typically from the end of July through to December.Often used to create impact in florist's bouquets where they come at a price, this collection is incredible value for money and you'll be able to cut them from your own garden and create your very own unique displays in vases indoors.These are hardy, shrubby perennials that will return every year to delight with their showy blooms. They are so easy to care for and they thrive when well-watered but require very little pruning. They produce their tight, balls of colour naturally, and don't need any help achieving or maintaining this shape.
Add a classic touch to your garden with this large 2.4M powder coated, steel Rose Arch. Supplied flat pack for easy self-assembly, it simply clips together, and is pushed into the ground for stability. Perfect for roses, or any other climbers like clematis, wisteria, jasmine or passion flowers, or even sweet peas every year if you fancy a change.