Gardening Tips Archive - Perrywood

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‘How to’? Create a Cut Flower Garden

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May Tip

Our Top 5 on trend plants at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023

Tagged: eco-friendly, plant for pollinators, sustainability, sustainable, helping wildlife

‘How to’? Find the Right Plant for the Right Place – Shade Lovers

Tagged: shade lovers, right plant right place, Houseplants

‘How to’? Find the Right Plant for the Right Place – Light & Bright

Tagged: Light & Bright, right plant right place, Houseplants

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‘How to’? Find the Right Plant for the Right Place – Hot & Dry

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‘How to’? Introduce Little Ways to Plant Hope

Tagged: sustainability, plant hope

‘How to’? Introduce Little Ways to Garden Sustainably

Tagged: plant hope

‘How to’? Introduce Little ways to Shop Sustainably

Tagged: sustainable shopping

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‘How to’? Create an Upcycled Planter

Tagged: Sustainable growing, Grow your own, children's activity, growing

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‘How to’? Grow Sustainably in an Egg Box

Tagged: Sustainable growing, Grow your own, growing, gardening

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‘How to’? Sow a New Lawn

Tagged: lawn seed, grass seed, lawn, lawn feed

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‘How to’? Create a beautiful garden in 5 easy steps

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January, February Tip

‘How to’? Plant Your Perfect Potatoes

Tagged: Grow your own, potatoes, Vegetables

March, April, May, June, July Tip

‘How to’? Grow Strawberries in Your Garden

Tagged: container garden, pot, Fruit, strawberry, Planting, Grow your own

February, March, April, May Tip

‘How to’? Grow Your Own Vegetables

Tagged: tomatoes, Veg Trug, Herbs, tomato, Vegetables, Strawberries

‘How to’? Get Growing

Tagged: Planting, gardening, growing, get growing

March, April, May, June Tip

‘How to’? Grow your Own with a VegTrug

Tagged: Planting, Herbs, Fruit, Veg Trug, Vegetables, Planted container, Grow your own, Watering

April, May, June, September, October Tip

‘How to’? Create a mini pond

Tagged: water plants, Pond, Wildlife, mini pond, plants

February, March, April, May, June Tip

‘How To’? Get the Best Results From Your Peat-Free Compost

Tagged: peat free

March, April, May Tip

‘How to’? Create a Windowsill Herb Garden

Tagged: Herbs, Spring, Indoor plants, Grow your own

‘How to’? Re-wildlife your Garden

Tagged: plant for pollinators, re-wildlife, wildlife haven, bug hotel, Wildlife, mowing

February, March, April, May Tip

‘How to’? Sow and Look After Your Vegetable Seeds

Tagged: aubergine, Seeds, onions, potatoes, radish, runner beans, sweetcorn, Vegetables, vegetable seeds, Carrots, Grow your own

April, May, June Tip

‘How to’? Create an Instant Vegetable Garden

Tagged: Grow your own, tomatoes, Brussel sprouts, onions, carrot, chilli, french beans, lettuce, vegetable, vegetable plants

‘How to’? Start Composting at Home

Tagged: composting at home, gardening, compost

March, April, May, June, July, August Tip

‘How to’? Grow Your Own Tomatoes

Tagged: Vegetables, Fruit, Planting, Watering, Grow your own, Feed, tomatoes

‘How to’? Attract Birds To Your Garden

Tagged: Wildlife, Garden, Birds, Winter, Feed

June, July, August, September Tip

‘How to’? Attract Wildlife – in collaboration with Essex Wildlife Trust

Tagged: health, Wildlife, health and happiness, pollinators, happiness

June, July, August, September, October Tip

‘How to’? Save Water in the Garden

Tagged: Water, environment, drought tolerant, greywater, water butt, Watering

‘How to’? Plant Your Flower Pot

Tagged: plant pots, planting your pots, containers

January, February, March, November, December Tip

‘How to’? Plant a Tree

Tagged: Trees, small garden, small spaces

March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October Tip

‘How to?’ Build a Bug Hotel

Tagged: bug hotel, Insects

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‘How to’? Help nesting birds in the garden

Tagged: Wildlife, Birds, attractbirds, birdbox, birdnest, nesting

‘How to’? Create an Artificial Flower Arrangement

Tagged: Flowers, arranging, artificial

May, June, July, August, September Tip

‘How to’? Use Solar Lighting

Tagged: lighting, Garden, solar

April Tip

‘How to’? Use a Water Butt

Tagged: Watering, environment

‘How to’? Help Wildlife By Not Mowing Your Lawn

Tagged: Lawn care, no mow, willdife, mowing

June, July, August Tip

‘How to’? Care for your Roses

Tagged: gardening, How To, Care, Planting, Roses

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‘How to’? Look after hedgehogs in your garden

Tagged: Wildlife, bramblesfood, hedgehog, hedgehogfood, hedgehoghouse

‘How to’? Garden for Less

Tagged: cuttings, garden for less, upcycling

January, February, March, November, December Tip

‘How to’? Use Bare Root Hedging

Tagged: Autumn, Bare root hedging

September, October, November Tip

‘How to’? Plant a Bulb Lasagne for a Bold Display in Spring

Tagged: Autumn, Colour, Planting, Planted container, Bulbs

September, October, November Tip

‘How to’? Plant Now for Spring Colour

Tagged: Flowers, Bedding, Autumn, Spring, Planting, Planted container, Bulbs

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‘How to’? Help Wildlife during a Drought

Tagged: drought, helping wildlife, Wildlife, pollinators

January, February, December Tip

Cerys’ Top Plants for Winter Interest

Tagged: Winter, skimmia, christmas box, cornus, hellebore, snowdrops, winter interest, winter plants, witch hazel

September, October, November, December Tip

‘How to’? Continue planting during Autumn and Winter

Tagged: Winter, winter planting, Seeds, autumn planting, sowing, Planting, Autumn

October, November, December Tip

‘How to’? Create Sensational Autumn Containers

Tagged: Autumn, colour wheel, tonal, Planted container

September, October, November Tip

‘How to’? Add a Splash of Colour in Autumn

Tagged: Planting, Foliage, Birds, Bedding, Shrubs, Autumn, Berries, Trees, Colour

August, September Tip

‘How to’? Introduce Ornamental Grasses

Tagged: Autumn, grasses, Planting

April, May, June, July, August, September, October Tip

‘How to’? Get Rid of Box Moth Caterpillar

Tagged: Box Blight, Box Tree Caterpillar, Box Tree Moth, Buxus

All year, Year-Round Tip

‘How to’? Feed Your Plants Organically

Tagged: Organic, Organic gardening, Organic plant feed, Plant feed, Plant food

February, March, April, May, June Tip

‘How to’? Use our Summer Basket Refill Service

Tagged: Flowers, Bedding, hanging baskets, bedding plants, Planted container, Summer, Colour

March, April, May, August, September, October Tip

‘How to’? Create a Garden Border

Tagged: Flowers, Bedding, Planning, Scent, Colour, Planting, Spring, Summer, Watering, Maintenance, Weeds, Foliage

April, May, June, July Tip

‘How to’? Create Summer Blooming Baskets

Tagged: hanging baskets, bedding plants, advice, Spring, Colour, Summer

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‘How to’? Go Peat-Free

Tagged: eco-friendly, Planting, environment, growing, peat free, soil

‘How to’? Extend the life of your Poinsettia

Tagged: poinsettia, Houseplants, Foliage, Flowers

September, October, November Tip

‘How to’? Choose a Tree for a Small Garden

Tagged: Planting, small spaces, Wildlife, Trees

November, December Tip

‘How to’? Care for your Christmas Tree

Tagged: cut Christmas trees, Christmas, Christmas trees

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‘How to’? Get Your Children Gardening

Tagged: Children, children's activities, get growing

‘How to’? Get Growing on Your Allotment with Carly

Tagged: growing, Flowers, get growing, Vegetables, allotment, project

‘How to’? Plant for Shade

Tagged: shade loving plants, shade planting, Shade, planting for shade, shade lovers

‘How to’? Plant Low Carbon Borders and Containers

Tagged: borders, garden borders, growing low carbon containers, low carbon, low carbon planting

‘How to’? Prevent Pests and Weeds in your Garden

Tagged: Companion planting, avoid using chemicals, make your own pesticides, mulching, prevention gardening

‘How to’? Reduce Carbon Levels in the Garden

Tagged: peat free, plant a tree, reduce carbon, save water, re-wildlife, avoid chemicals, mow less often

November, December Tip

‘How to’? Overwinter your Tender Plants

Tagged: overwintering, protecting plants

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‘How to’? Carry on Gardening into the Winter!

Tagged: gardening, gardening jobs, winter gardening

September, October Tip

Our Top 8 Chelsea Inspired Plants for Autumn Colour

Tagged: sedum, Aster, hydrangea, ornamental grasses, autumn planting, beds and borders, callicarpa, heather, heuchera, Nandina, perrenials

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‘How to’? Choose the Right Fruit for a Small Garden

Tagged: patio fruit trees, raspberries, Fruit, Strawberries, blueberries, figs

August, September, October Tip

‘How to’? Use our Winter Basket Refill Service

Tagged: containers, hanging baskets, bedding plants, perrywood grown, perrywood mix, Colour, Winter, Planting, easy gardening

‘How to’? Take Care of your Lawn in Autumn

Tagged: Autumn, Lawns, Care, Maintenance

‘How to’? Continue Growing Vegetables in August

Tagged: growing, august growing, Herbs, herb seeds, get growing, seed sowing, vegetable seeds

‘How to’? Get Outdoors in September

Tagged: Planting, Fruit, Ponds, Maintenance, Bulbs

‘How to’? Get Outdoors in October

Tagged: jobs, october, gardening jobs

November, December Tip

‘How to’? Save Energy and Money This Christmas

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‘How to’? Choose the Right Hedging for your Garden

Tagged: hedges, privacy, screening, Hedging, sound barrier, Wildlife, pollinators

July, August Tip

‘How to’? Keep your plants looking tip top over the summer

Tagged: RHS, gardening, greywater, Summer, Watering, water plants, heatwave

June, July, August Tip

‘How to?’ Water your Garden through a Summer Heat Wave

Tagged: Watering, Maintenance

‘How to’? Get Growing with our Team – Alex

Tagged: cottage style, get growing, gardening, team project

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‘How to’? Get Growing with our Team – Nikki

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‘How to’? Get Growing with our Team – Nettie

Tagged: growing, get growing, Garden, team project

‘How to’? Get Growing with our Team – Nat&Alfie

Tagged: get growing, Planting, perrywood team, team project, garden project, growing

‘How to’? Get Growing with our Team – Anne

Tagged: Grow your own, growing project, get growing, gardening, Vegetables, plants

‘How to’? Get Growing with our Team – Carly

Tagged: growing, get growing, Flowers, Children, perrywood team, Vegetables

‘How to’? Remember a Loved One with a Plant

Tagged: remembrance, memory

January, February, March, October, November, December Tip

Why Choose a Specimen Plant?

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‘How to?’ Use Climbing Plants

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‘How to?’ Create your own Alpine Container

Tagged: alpine, alpine garden, alpine rockery

‘How to’? Care for your Bonsai Tree

Tagged: bonsai care, bonsai, bonsai tree, Care

‘How to’? Make friends with Carnivorous plants

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‘How to’? Create your own eye-catching terrarium

Tagged: Planted container, Terrarium

‘How to’? Green Up Your Home

Tagged: Indoor plants, Houseplants, plants, green up your home