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The Sunday Gardener is an independent website packed full of gardening advice, tips, seasonal information and practical info. There are over 250 pages of gardening advice and you can search this website for information using the search function above.
Bad year for Bees
2024 was the worst year on record for bumblebee numbers. The bumblebee Conservation Trust undertook a detailed report. The weather played its part but so did those familiar themes of habitat loss, monoculture and pesticides.
Prune early spring flowering shrubs.
Keep bedding plants frost free and warm
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Check out 80 short videos on The Sunday Gardener's YouTube channel full of gardening tips and ideas.
The Best shrubs and plants for May
Plants and Shrubs for May
During May Wisteria is at its best with long fragrant blooms. Lovely though it is it can be tricky to get Wisteria to flower, The Sunday Gardener has lots of advice.
By contrast, the Clematis in the image, C. montana is one of the easiest Clematis to grow as it does not require pruning to ensure it flowers.
People may consider Lily of the Valley an old-fashioned plant, but its big plus point is that it will grow in dense shade. It is ideas for ground cover in shade areas plus it makes a lovely cut flower with a gentle sweet scent.
You can buy bare rooted Lily plants from Crocus.
Grab a gardening bargain.
Great offers from Suttons Specialist on line garden retailer.
May Offers
Crocus has a big money offer sale on
Save up to £50.00 on your garden spend at Crocus.
Suttons have great offers on bedding plants
Nurseryman's Choice Hanging Basket Mixed Collection
5 Postiplug plants FROM £6.39 save 20% the more you buy the more you save
for a dazzling summer display/
Gardening ideas and inspiration
Flowering plants and Perennials
There are so many perennials to choose from. Ideas and inspiration about the best spring and summer flowering plants, 20 great scented plants, and 10 easy grow plants.
How to beat the slugs and plant slug resistant flowers and shrubs.
Get more out of your plant with the best long flowering plants which bloom for weeks.
Pick up tips on drought-resistant plants and select the best climbing plants for your garden.
Plus detailed growing advice to get the right plant in the right place.
All About Shrubs
Shrubs are the backbone of the garden. They add form and structure all year round. There are shrubs for all gardens, soils and aspect and many are maintenance.
For growing advice, ideas and images of spring and summer flowering shrubs.
12 of the best evergreen shrubs and fast-growing evergreen shrubs.
Shrubs for autumn and winter interest
and shrubs for shade.
Wildlife friendly and sustainable gardening
The best plants to attract butterflies and bees into your garden. Which shrubs are most loved by birds.
Create a haven for birds and wildlife with a wildlife garden and natural planting.
Top tips for sustainable gardening and how to be a greener gardener.
The benefits of a garden pond as magnet for wildlife
Monthly gardening Calendar
The Sunday Gardener's monthly calendar is full of topical gardening tips
Month by month gardening advice to help you manage your garden.
Timing can be very important, especially around the tricky subject of pruning and what to plant out and when.
The month by month gardening guides will keep you on track and is a complete seasonal guide to gardening.
Growing your own veg.
Growing your own veg has become so popular, and rightly so. It lets you produce satisfying, fresh and wholesome veg and saves money.
It can be daunting at first. Why not start with the 10 easiest vegetables to grow?
Follow the Sunday gardener's step-by-step guides for individual veg growing requirement.
Short of space, check out the best veg for growing in containers.
Top Gardening tips
Top gardening tips including how to be a greener gardener plus 10 best ways to save money in the garden.
The 8 best ways to get rid of slugs and snails.
What is the Chelsea chop and how to use it.
Glossary: Frost Hardy. What does it mean and does it matter?
Make your own plant supports
