Flowers

Growing guides for every flower that thrives in British gardens — from cottage favourites to modern perennials.

Plants 17 March 2026 14 min read

Best Winter Flowering Shrubs for UK

Best winter flowering shrubs UK ranked by scent, hardiness, and flowering period. 12 species tested over 8 winters with month-by-month calendar.

White calla lilies growing beside a garden pond in a UK country garden

Plants 12 March 2026 14 min read

How to Grow Calla Lilies in the UK

Calla lilies thrive in UK gardens when you match species to hardiness. Covers hardy vs tender types, planting, containers, and winter care.

Blue forget-me-nots growing beneath a tree in a shaded UK cottage garden in spring

Plants 12 March 2026 12 min read

How to Grow Forget-Me-Nots UK

Forget-me-nots thrive in UK gardens with minimal effort. Covers sowing times, three main species, self-seeding control, and wildlife value.

Purple and white osteospermum flowers in terracotta pots on a sunny UK patio

Plants 12 March 2026 12 min read

How to Grow Osteospermum in the UK

Osteospermum growing guide for UK gardens. Covers hardy varieties, planting, overwintering, propagation from cuttings, and month-by-month care.

Mixed types of flowers in a UK cottage garden border with roses, dahlias, lavender and foxgloves

Plants 12 March 2026 16 min read

Types of Flowers to Grow in the UK

Types of flowers to grow in UK gardens. Covers annuals, biennials, perennials, bulbs, climbers, and shrubs with varieties, costs, and bloom calendars.

Anemone flowers in shades of red, pink, and purple blooming in a spring UK garden border

Plants 1 March 2026 9 min read

How to Grow Anemones in the UK

Grow anemones in the UK with confidence. Three types, when to plant, how to care for them, and which varieties give the best results in British gardens.

Winter flowering hellebore with pale pink blooms nodding above dark green foliage in a shaded UK garden border

Plants 17 February 2026 15 min read

Best Winter Flowering Plants for the UK

Ten best winter flowering plants for UK gardens from November to March. Covers hellebores, snowdrops, witch hazel, and winter jasmine with care advice.

English garden roses in pink apricot and cream climbing over a rustic wooden arch

Plants 14 February 2026 14 min read

When to Plant Roses in the UK

UK guide to planting bare-root and container roses. Month-by-month calendar, variety comparison, planting technique, and aftercare for British gardens.

Tall hollyhock spires in mixed colours growing against a stone cottage wall in an English garden

Plants 7 February 2026 9 min read

How to Grow Hollyhocks in the UK

Grow hollyhocks in UK gardens — sowing, varieties, rust prevention, and how to place these 2m cottage garden giants for maximum summer impact.

Small wildflower meadow patch in a UK garden with ox-eye daisies, field scabious, and knapweed in bloom

Plants 6 February 2026 12 min read

Mini Meadow: Grow a Small Wildflower Area

How to create a mini wildflower meadow in a UK garden. Covers seed mixes, soil preparation, sowing, mowing regimes, and the best native species.

Ranunculus flowers with layered petals in peach, pink, and cream growing in a UK cutting garden

Plants 5 February 2026 12 min read

How to Grow Ranunculus in the UK

How to grow ranunculus in the UK. Plant corms in autumn or spring, soak 4 hours before planting, and enjoy April–June blooms with a vase life of 7–10 days.

Pink climbing roses in bloom on a brick cottage wall with a green garden gate

Plants 20 January 2026 16 min read

How to Grow Roses: Complete UK Guide

How to grow roses in the UK. Covers hybrid teas, floribundas, climbers, and David Austin English roses with planting, pruning, feeding, and disease tips.

Pink and white peonies in full bloom in an English cottage garden border

Plants 19 January 2026 14 min read

How to Grow Peonies: UK Planting Guide

A complete guide to growing peonies in UK gardens. Covers bare-root planting depth, herbaceous and tree types, soil prep, and seasonal care.

Blue and pink hydrangea mophead flowers in a shaded garden border

Plants 12 January 2026 15 min read

How to Grow Hydrangeas in the UK

A practical guide to growing hydrangeas in UK gardens. Covers types, planting, pruning groups, colour changing, feeding, and container growing.

Rows of purple English lavender in bloom with bees in a sunny garden

Plants 6 January 2026 14 min read

How to Grow Lavender in the UK

A practical guide to growing lavender in UK gardens. Covers hardy and tender types, planting, pruning, drainage, harvesting, and best UK varieties.

Large decorative dahlias in red pink and orange in a cottage garden border

Plants 4 January 2026 15 min read

How to Grow Dahlias in the UK

A practical guide to growing dahlias in UK gardens. Covers tuber planting, pinching out, staking, feeding, earwig control, and winter tuber storage.

White summer jasmine flowers climbing a garden arch in a sunny UK garden with soft evening light

Plants 31 December 2025 12 min read

How to Grow Jasmine in the UK

How to grow jasmine in UK gardens. Covers summer jasmine, winter jasmine, and star jasmine with planting, pruning, and variety advice.

Yellow primrose flowers growing along a shaded woodland bank in a UK spring garden

Plants 29 December 2025 10 min read

How to Grow Primroses in the UK

Grow primroses in the UK with this practical guide. Covers varieties, planting, soil, division, pests, and month-by-month care from a gardening expert.

White snowdrop flowers pushing through frosty ground in a UK woodland garden in late winter

Plants 27 December 2025 11 min read

How to Grow Snowdrops in the UK

Expert guide to growing snowdrops in the UK. Plant 'in the green' for best results, naturalise under trees, and find the best varieties for your garden.

Golden daffodils naturalised in grass beneath trees in a UK garden in spring

Plants 24 December 2025 13 min read

How to Grow Daffodils: UK Guide

A practical guide to growing daffodils in UK gardens. Covers planting depth and timing, naturalising in grass, division, and the best varieties.

Hardy geranium Rozanne spilling over a garden path in a sunny UK cottage border

Plants 8 December 2025 12 min read

How to Grow Geraniums in the UK

Grow both hardy geraniums and pelargoniums in UK gardens. Covers varieties, planting, care, propagation, and overwintering for year-round colour.

Tall purple foxglove spikes in dappled woodland shade with a cottage garden border in the background

Plants 25 November 2025 9 min read

How to Grow Foxgloves in the UK

Grow foxgloves from seed in British gardens. Covers sowing, varieties, toxicity warnings, and how to keep them self-seeding for free plants every year.

Colourful sweet peas climbing an obelisk support in a sunny UK garden

Plants 24 November 2025 13 min read

How to Grow Sweet Peas from Seed

Step-by-step guide to growing sweet peas from seed in the UK. Covers autumn and spring sowing, pinching out, support, and regular picking.

Hellebore flowers in pink and white blooming beneath bare trees in a UK winter garden

Plants 23 November 2025 10 min read

How to Grow Hellebores in the UK

Grow hellebores in UK gardens — shade-tolerant, evergreen, flowering December to April. Covers varieties, planting, care, and leaf spot from UK growers.

Pink echinacea coneflowers in full bloom in a sunny UK cottage garden border with bees visiting

Plants 17 November 2025 11 min read

How to Grow Echinacea in the UK

Grow echinacea (coneflower) in UK gardens with this complete guide. Covers varieties, sowing, planting, soil prep, and winter care tips.

Hardy chrysanthemums in pink and bronze flowering in an autumn UK garden border

Plants 16 November 2025 12 min read

How to Grow Chrysanthemums in the UK

Grow chrysanthemums in the UK: hardy garden types survive -10°C outdoors, flowering August to November. Full guide to varieties, cuttings, and care.

Purple ornamental allium globes flowering in a sunny UK garden border

Plants 12 November 2025 12 min read

How to Grow Alliums in the UK

Plant ornamental alliums October-November in full sun, 3x bulb depth. Hardy to -15°C, flowers May-July, seedheads last all winter. Expert UK growing guide.

Pink and white cosmos flowers in full bloom in a sunny UK cottage garden border

Plants 2 November 2025 10 min read

How to Grow Cosmos from Seed UK

Sow cosmos from seed in the UK from March indoors or May direct. Full guide to varieties, sowing, deadheading, and growing chocolate cosmos.

Colourful lupin flower spikes in pink, purple, and white growing in a UK cottage garden border

Plants 1 November 2025 11 min read

How to Grow Lupins in the UK

Step-by-step guide to growing lupins in UK gardens. Covers varieties, sowing, soil prep, slug control, and how to get a second flush of flowers.

Sweeping drift of purple and white heather in full bloom in a sunny UK garden border

Plants 30 October 2025 12 min read

How to Grow Heather in the UK

Grow heather in the UK with this practical guide. Covers three main types, soil needs, best varieties, pruning, and a month-by-month care calendar.

Deep pink camellia japonica blooms on an evergreen shrub against a stone garden wall in early spring

Plants 24 October 2025 10 min read

How to Grow Camellias in the UK

Grow camellias in UK gardens with acid soil and a sheltered spot. Covers three main species, variety picks, container growing, and monthly care.

Tall blue delphinium spikes growing in a sunny English cottage garden border

Plants 21 October 2025 11 min read

How to Grow Delphiniums in the UK

Grow delphiniums in the UK with staking, slug control, soil prep, and the best varieties from Pacific Giants to Magic Fountains.

Wildflower meadow lawn with poppies daisies and cornflowers in a suburban garden

Plants 10 October 2025 14 min read

How to Create a Wildflower Lawn

Turn your lawn into a wildflower meadow with native UK species. Soil preparation, seed mixes, sowing rates, yellow rattle, and mowing.

Mixed colour tulips blooming in a spring garden border

Plants 8 October 2025 14 min read

How to Grow Tulips in the UK

A practical guide to growing tulips in UK gardens. Covers planting times, bulb depth, varieties, containers, naturalising, and tulip fire disease.

Mixed flowering shrubs including purple buddleja and blue hydrangea blooming in a sunny UK garden border

Plants 5 October 2025 14 min read

Best Flowering Shrubs for UK Gardens

Discover the best flowering shrubs for UK gardens. Covers hydrangea, lavender, buddleja, philadelphus and more with pruning groups and soil needs.