GARDENING NEWS

Thanks to the great British weather laying on the coldest winter for 30 years, spring has not sprung quite as anticipated for the first De Jager "Tulip Mania" Festival. Last autumn, bulb specialists De Jager donated 100,000 top-size tulip bulbs to six historic venues up and down the country, the idea being to show off the extensive De Jager mail order catalogue and educate visitors on how to grow tulips. Read More

Everybody can have a beautiful garden: you do not need to have a finely tuned eye for design, much in the way of practical skills, or even know anything about plants. All you really need is enthusiasm. You do not have to spend your every waking hour tweaking, pruning and fussing over your garden - although you may rapidly find that you are enjoying yourself too much to stop. Instead it is a matter of planting with style and being relaxed in your approach. Read More