Bedding Plants

Ken’s Weekly Tips – An Easy Way to Plant Tulips

Tulips are a must have flower for any garden, and if you plant them my way, you've get years of colour. Try it, you won't be disappointed.

A very attractive spread of Cyclamen

The flowers of a Cyclamen hederifolium come before the leaf, and what beautiful flowers they are.

Ken’s Weekly Tips – Molinia – A wonderful ornamental grass

I'm a fan of ornamental grass, and Molinium is my favourite. If you're thinking of adding Molinium to your garden, be careful with what you chose.

Ken’s Weekly Tips – Colchium, a marvel amongst plants

No, it's not a crocus although it's often mistaken as a crocus. It's called Colchium, and it's a flower that brightens any autumnal garden.

Gardening With Ken – Aeonium. A stunning plant that looks to be made of metal.

You'll find most Aeoniums as house plants but this specimen is planted in a regular garden amongst Sedum. It really does look stunning.

Ken’s Weekly Tips – The Right Way To Deadhead A Geranium

There's a technique to deadheading Geraniums. Get it wrong and you invite disease into the plant. Here, I'm showing you the right way to do it.

Ken’s Weekly Tips – Pennisetum – The plant that will tolerate a lot!

Pennisetum forms a compact low mound, and it produces lasting brush-like flowers in late summer, and it works brilliantly in these beds.

Gardening With Ken – Why not visit the Dry Garden at RHS Hyde Hall, Essex?

The Dry Garden at Hyde Hall in Essex has some beautiful planting options suitable for any garden. The best bit? Many need little if any watering!

It’s August, and there’s still plenty to do in the garden

It's finally warming up, here's my suggestions for keeping your garden looking at it's best through the rest of the Summer and beyond.

Ken’s Weekly Tips – 2nd June

Bedding plants really do set off a garden, and one of my favourites are lupine (Lupinus spp.) which really can make your borders 'pop'.

Don’t forget to ‘dead head’ your bulbs

Summer Bedding Ideas to Brighten Your Garden

Summer bedding can be to gardener a palette of oil paint to an artist. Ken Crowther shares his secrets to turn your garden into a riot of colour.