Gardening is the most rewarding hobby as you have the beauty and stunning colours of different types of flowers and, even more rewardingly, you can grow your own vegetables.
Most gardens will have a combination of garden bulbs, perennial plants, and vegetable plants, which can give a colourful show through all seasons.
Gardening is the most rewarding hobby as you have the beauty and stunning colours of different types of flowers and, even more rewardingly, you can grow your own vegetables.
Most gardens will have a combination of garden bulbs, perennial plants, and vegetable plants, which can give a colourful show through all seasons.
Garden bulbs are a great addition to any garden as they will provide colour year after year they of course can be divided and planted in another part of the garden, and unlike annuals, bulb flowers do not need to be planted each year.
Some favourite garden bulbs are the first blooms we see in early spring or at the end of winter which is of course the crocus bulbs, with a wide range of colours should be planted in the Autumn, the spot you choose can either be in full sun or partial shade.
Daffodils the most easily recognizable of all the bulb plants, and come in the traditional white and yellow but some also come in shades of orange, apricot pink and cream. The Tulip is a favourite flower around the world, and bloom from mid spring to late spring and there is a staggering array of shapes, sizes, colours and textures. Many other garden bulbs to choose from are Dahlia, Gladiolus, Hyacinths, and Iris.
Hanging baskets filled to overflowing with hanging basket plants are such an easy way to add some interest and colour to any space. You can transform walls and fences so that they burst with colour throughout the summer, but hanging basket plants are not only a feature of the summer as you can fill the baskets with frost hardy flowers and evergreens over the winter.
Most gardeners these days are growing their own vegetable plants and herbs and there is nothing nicer than harvesting your vegetables from your own garden to eat at family meal times. Herbs are also grown in gardens for cooking, some established herbs can grow like weeds, mints especially spread rampantly through their extensive root system.
Every gardener will sooner or later succumb to the Lavender plant and have the urge to grow it. Lavender is such a romantic flower that is native to the Mediterranean and the plant is a lover of dry, sunny rocky habitats and undeterred by this fact everyone gives it a try, hoping it will adapt.
English gardeners are renowned for growing lavender plants, and ‘Hidcote’ and ‘Munstead’ are two of the hardiest and best loved lavender varieties. Lavender is a tough plant and is extremely drought resistant once established, having said that, when first planting lavender plants keep them regularly watered during their first growing season.
Lavender can be grown in pots or containers and the advantage of this is they can be moved to follow the sun or even taken indoors for the winter. It is interesting to note that although lavender has a large spreading root system it prefers growing in a tight space.
A spokesman for Blooming Direct a horticultural business based on the Island of Jersey said “we stock a huge variety of garden plants, and if you are looking for something in particular log onto our website and browse through what is on offer, you will be amazed, and perhaps find something new, we are at your service”.
Online shopping is such an advantage so get online and feed your hobby with an amazing array of garden plants, you will be rewarded in more ways than one.
For further information visit: www.bloomingdirect.com or you can visit their Facebook page to discover more offers.