Planting bulbs is a great way to make sure your colourful, floral displays are able to welcome the spring, long before other plants have had a chance to awaken. Whether you plant in containers, borders, or in your lawn, you will find things like tulips, daffodils, snowdrops are wonderfully simple and offer a rewarding display. Things like where to plant, when to plant, and how deep the plant are all contingent somewhat upon the type…

Fuchsias are versatile shrubs that can be used to create hedges or borders and even used in containers. Before you buy and start planting away, make sure you select a hardy variety, one that says as much on the label, varieties such as Magellanica, Fuchsia Riccartonii and Tom Thumb are good hardy varieties. Once you have narrowed down the options to only the hardy varieties, you still have many characteristics you can look for such…

Fuchsias are easy to grow and can benefit from pruning, whether it’s pruning a hardy variety or pinching out the younger shoots of tender varieties ready for summer. They produce flowers from the middle of summer through to the first frosts in autumn and look amazing when in full flower. As far as maintenance is concerned, they need full sun but will do well in some shade. They will need some mulch after pruning if…

Pruning is not nearly as difficult a concept as you might think, and once you learn the basics of pruning shrubs, you can do it for any shrub you have to improve performance. The main consideration for working out when and how to prune a particular shrub is whether it’s deciduous or evergreen, and when it flowers.  Pruning Deciduous Shrubs Deciduous shrubs will shed their leaves in winter and send any remaining food reserves to…