Welcome to The Sunday Gardener
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 Hydrangeas
Prune winter flowering Jasmine
Keep bedding plants frost free and warm
Not too late to plant Dahlias-step-by-step video
TSunday Gardener Channel
Check out 80 short videos on The Sunday Gardener's YouTube channel full of gardening tips and ideas.
The Best shrubs and plants for April
Plants and Shrubs for April
It is bluebell time of year and who doesn't love visiting a bluebell wood. If you are thinking of planting Bluebells in your garden, check out growing Bluebells as they come with a garden warning.
Rhododendrons and Azalea flower all through April and May. There are now many compact forms suitable for an average sized garden as long as you have acid soil, which is also a prerequisite of Pieris. Its bright red spring color gives this colorful shrub the name Flame of the Forest.
Grab a gardening bargain.
Great offers from Suttons Specialist on line garden retailer.
April Offers
Save up to 32% on instant impact, large Camellias
Nothing like the taste of homegrown strawberries. Start your own strawberry patch using bare rooted plants super economical- check out Suttons offer
Summer blooming Geraniums, easy to grow and drought resistant. Buy 24 plug plants of 'Jackpot Mix' F1 Hybrid only £11.99
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
