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Hebe
A versatile evergreen shrub with flowers that are attractive to butterflies. Hebes are interesting evergreen shrubs, ranging in size from dwarf shrubs to small trees. With decorative leaves, the flowers appear throughout summer and autumn in shades of blue, pink, purple or white. Easy to grow, Hebes cope well with most soil types and their…
Blooming lovely Mother’s Day gift ideas from Haskins Garden Centres
Haskins Garden Centres (www.haskins.co.uk) have some great gift ideas for those wanting to treat their mums to something that will last longer than cut flowers. Haskins offer a variety of plants located in their centres in Ferndown in Dorset, West End in Southampton and Roundstone and Snowhill in West Sussex. These include perennially popular and…
Haskins Garden Centres CEO appointed chair of the Garden Centre Association
Julian Winfield, chief executive of Haskins Garden Centres (www.haskins.co.uk) has been appointed chair of the Garden Centre Association (GCA), following a year of service as chairman elect. With more than 200 garden centre members across the country, comprising many independent and family-owned garden centres, the GCA works as a collective, sharing knowledge and information to…
Sarcococca
Also known as Christmas Box – an Evergreen shrub with fragrant flowers. Compact and sweetly scented, Sarcococca have delicate creamy-white flowers from December to March. Berries follow, varying in colour from black to purple and red. With simple dark green glossy leaves, this dense evergreen shrub is ideal for a shady border or woodland garden,…
The Story of the Christmas Elves
These special Elves have been sent from the North Pole to help Father Christmas keep a watchful eye over children during the Advent period, to make sure they belong on the ‘nice’ list. Once you adopt an Elf and give it a name its Christmas magic is unleashed… The story goes that the Elf will…
Heuchera
Provides strong autumn colour, ideal for pots & containers. With diversely coloured leaves and flowers, Heuchera make excellent foliage plants. They will thrive in the open ground but they are also great to add to pots or raised beds, giving colour all year round. The foliage of Heuchera is probably their most striking feature. The…