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Welcome to the Haskins Garden Centre’s Blog
Welcome to the Haskins Garden Centre’s Blog. My name is Alasdair and I’m the Plant Advisor at our Ferndown centre. As well as giving expert advice to our customers and giving talks to local schools, I will be providing you with interesting articles on all things horticultural and answering your questions online. I would love…
Read MoreAgapanthus
Agapanthus A stately addition to any garden. Agapanthus are stunning architectural plants with bold blooms on tall stems, standing above thick strappy leaves. Bold beautiful flowers, usually in blue or purple, but also in white and pink, have become very popular in recent years, looking great in both modern and traditional garden settings. Also known…
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Great Value £9.99 each Orchid 2 Stem
Read MoreGrow your own soft fruit
Grow your own soft fruit Grow your own soft fruit Raspberry Fruiting Raspberries are ideal for pies, jam or eating fresh. They require free-draining soil and do not like wet soils. Glen LyonGreat for cooking, disease resistantJune – July Glen MagnaSuperb eaten fresh, disease resistantJuly Glen ProsenHigh yields, pest and disease resistantJuly Glen AmpleHigh yields,…
Read MoreHellebores
Hellebores Also known as the Lenten Rose, Hellebores offer elegant flowers during the winter months. Coming back year after year, Hellebores are perfect for brightening up shady areas, especially in winter gardens. The Christmas flowering varieties tend to be white, with the purple, lime green and speckled flowering varieties flowering from the New Year into…
Read MoreWinter Flowering Heathers
Winter Flowering Heathers Add colour to your garden this season. These small, compact plants will flower all season long, adding colour to your garden through the winter. Ideal in pots or in the ground, they require very little care. Water plants regularly during dry weather and remove any leaves that fall onto the plants in…
Read MoreSkimmia
Skimmia Evergreen shrub providing winter colour. Skimmia are compact evergreen shrubs, grown for their foliage, flowers and red fruits. Skimmia thrive in semi shade conditions in either containers or open ground and prefer slightly acidic soil, although they can also grow in neutral soil with a little help. They are best in well-drained soil and…
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Great Value £2.99 each Dahlietta
Read MoreWinter Vegetable Harvest
Winter Vegetable Harvest Winter vegetable harvest As well as Potatoes, there are still varieties of vegetables that can be planted now and harvested this autumn. Plant lettuces, spinach and rocket and get a fresh crop in roughly six weeks. To enjoy healthy salads throughout the summer why not plant a small batch every two weeks.…
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