Squire’s Garden Centres have now stopped selling bags of peat-based compost from their centres. Customers can now pop into any branch of Squire’s and enjoy certainty that the bags of compost the ...

Ilex aquifolium is the botanical name for our beautiful, British, evergreen holly. Holly’s vibrant, scarlet berries and glossy, undulating, spiky leaves delight us at Christmas time, yet these ...

Is there a better gift than a plant? I can’t think of any gift that surpasses that of a plant – my favourite gift would be a houseplant. I’d prefer to receive a houseplant over a garden plant as a ...

– Bishops Palace Gardens: ‘Walk and Talk’ led by James Cross, Head Gardener, followed by a talk about James Allen, C19th Snowdrop King.

Islington Seed Swap is on Sunday 23rd March 2025 at Olden Community Garden, 22 Whistler Street, London, N5 1NH. Admission: Free.

Is there a better gift than a plant? I can’t think of any gift that surpasses that of a plant – my favourite gift would be a houseplant. I’d prefer to receive a houseplant over a garden plant as a ...