Gracy's Guides
Achieve your garden goals with the help of these information-packed topical guides, written by our horticulturists.
Gracy's planting and care advice
Get the best out of your bulbs and plants by giving them the right care from the very beginning. It's all about providing favourable conditions and planting correctly—when your flower bulbs and plants are growing in conditions that they feel most at
Top 10 Summer Flowering Bulbs to Plant in Spring
Summer-flowering bulbs provide some of the biggest, best and most exotic-looking blooms, and spring is the best time to plant them. Not only do they look fabulous growing in borders or containers, but many make wonderful cut flowers too, so you can a
How to grow perfect Perennials from Bare Roots
Reliable, resilient and repeating every year – these are just some of the reasons why growing bare root perennials is so satisfying, not to mention their quintessential cottage-garden charm. Returning every year, their ability to make more of an impa
Best Plants for Small Gardens and Pots
Whether you’re looking to spruce up your patio for summer, turn a balcony or courtyard into a lush little oasis, or even just plant up a window box, there’s potential to create a beautiful, colourful display whether your outside space is big or small
Ranunculi! All About Growing Ranunculus Bulbs
The first plants I ever grew in the lead-up to my horticultural career were Ranunculi. I was just a child then, but I’ll never forget the thrill I experienced when the first flowers began to open that spring. It comes back to me every time I see Ranu
Begonias! All About Begonia Bulbs
According to the Scottish Begonia Society, there is evidence that begonias already existed several thousand years ago when the Ancient civilisations in equatorial Africa and tropical regions of Asia were thriving on planet Earth. In Africa, primitive