Hilliers to tempt visitors with UK's longest border

Hilliers to tempt visitors with UK's longest border

White granite paving now holds back 30000 new plants in the longest double border in the UK at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens. The border is longer than Tower Bridge, says the garden's director, Wolfgang Bopp. There are “new-on-the-scene plants” says …
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Weekend work: Time to increase stocks of hybrid berries

Increase stocks of hybrid berries such as loganberry and tayberry by tip layering. Bury the tip of a shoot about 15cm/6in down in the soil and firm the earth around it. By spring it should be well rooted. Pick and prune late-fruiting blackcurrants in …
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RHS Hyde Hall is a great British winner Gardening Express.co.uk …

IF flower shows were an Olympic sport Britain would top the medal tables. RHS Chelsea Flower Show is an obvious gold, but there are many less well-known …
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