What will replace colourful annual bedding plants? - Longer-lasting perennials should fill the gap, experts predict.

Packs of ready-grown bedding plants can be bought from garden centres. Look out for ready-made combinations, or buy trays of one colour to plant together and make a big impact. If you have a big ...

The RHS is predicting that traditional bedding plants may be losing popularity in 2025, particularly in community gardens and public landscapes. In its latest trends forecast, it anticipates they ...

Zinnias have bright, cheerful flowers and are the perfect annual for novice gardeners. The deer-resistant plant thrives in ...

Cutting back flowering perennials, annuals and bedding plants can help to improve and prolong flowering and the shape of a plant. It’s not just trees and shrubs that need pruning. Flowering ...

There are still customers who want Pelargoniums, but there are so many other annuals available that these are no longer the ...

Sustainable gardeners always try to minimise waste but we sometimes forget that plants as well as plastic have a heavy carbon footprint. There ...

The parterre is currently planted with annual bedding plants and bulbs The Victorian-style parterre at Wimpole Hall is currently planted with annual bedding plants and bulbs This makes it more ...