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Summer may be in full swing, but now is an excellent time to start planning your autumn garden. If you are not careful, once the summer bedding plants die off, your garden will be devoid of colour. The best way to solve this problem is to add a few autumn flowering perennials to the mix.Read more

Have you always loved the idea of growing your own food, and are ready to take the plunge? Growing your own vegetables, fruits and herbs can be a great way to save money, as well as allowing you to eat the very freshest produce, and it can actually be really easy to do no matterRead more

Nothing beats the flavour of organic, homegrown vegetables. They are a world away from the bland veg you can buy in your local supermarket. These are mass produced, often cultivated on foreign soil and sprayed with noxious chemicals, before being transported thousands of miles and stored in a warehouse for days. By the time theyRead more

When summer arrives, hanging baskets are the perfect way to decorate your home with colourful flowers and verdant greenery. You can pick up hanging baskets from many large garden centres and DIY stores, but these are generally mass produced with the poor-quality plants and compost. Here at Carpenter’s Nursery, we create and sell top qualityRead more

Lawns need plenty of loving care and attention. If you neglect your lawn, it won’t be long before it is bald, mossy or infested with weeds. The problem is that lawns have to put up with a lot of wear and tear. Kids, pets, and weather all take their toll. It would be nice toRead more

We all know homegrown veggies are the best, but who has the time to slave away, digging up the garden and planting seeds? It’s a sad fact that modern life has taken a sharp shift away from the values of yesteryear. Back in our grandparent’s day, most people had a vegetable plot. Those that didn’tRead more

How to grow dahlias We’re really pleased to now have Dahlia tubers in stock ready for you to plant today! With this in mind (and thanks to a reader question) today we bring you our guide to growing dahlias – one of the most beautiful and varied flowers and the perfect late summer and earlyRead more

How to Grow Onions and shallots Now that we’ve all recovered from the festive season it’s time to get back…

Ingredients 1.3kg Seville oranges 2 lemon, juice only 2.6kg preserving or granulated sugar Method Put the whole oranges and lemon juice in a large preserving pan and cover with 2 litres/4 pints water – if it does not cover the fruit, use a smaller pan. If necessary weight the oranges with a heat-proof plate to keep themRead more

Taking Care of Your Summer Garden With summer in full swing now is the time to put your feet up and enjoy the fruits of your labours with a glass of wine or gin & tonic. BBQ season is definitely upon us and it’s great to spend our time outside enjoying our beautiful gardens. WithRead more

To create your hanging basket you will need: A good quality compost Hanging basket (wire or wicker) Hanging basket liner (moss, coco or synthetic) Slow release feed Water retention granules Trailing plants and upright geranium, fuchsia or similar Fig 1. Materials required Preparing the basket – For solid baskets start by filling your basket threeRead more

Planting Bedding Plants Outdoors With most of the cold weather now, hopefully, behind us, many of us are looking to get our bedding plants outside and established ready for the warm summer months. One of the most common reasons plants don’t perform well outside initially is from poor transplanting and planting techniques so we thoughtRead more

Growing food is my favourite thing about owning a garden. I love getting fresh veg and fruit straight from the ground. However, like many of you, I really dislike having to dig the beds over each year. Like many of you I imagine that this is something that, due to the perils of time, alsoRead more

With spring in the air you can start thinking about gardening again.  March is the perfect month to start seed sowing. With over 500 varieties of flower and vegetable seeds in stock we are certain to have what you are looking for.  We have a great range of propagation equipment, composts, seed trays and more; everythingRead more