The recent ITV Tonight program 'The trouble with garden centres' highlighted some of the issues faced in running modern thriving business. Ferndale Garden Centre is committed to continually reducing our impact on you and our region. Loving plants so much as we do...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4yvedyrpQY During late summer through until late November it's spring bulb planting time & basically this is the easiest gardening you will ever do. Everything needed is already wrapped up inside each bulb - all you need to do is...
Winter Flowering Pansies - early planting means more flowers throughout the winter & into spring. In September & early October your soil & compost is warm. New compost is also warmed by the early autumn sunshine, but from mid October onward we can't rely...
Whether starting the day with tea and toast on the patio, relaxing in the shade, dining alfresco, or watching the sun setting with a cool drink, what better place to spend summer than in the garden. Bright mornings, sunny days and warm balmy evenings tempt us outside...
Summer roses are still one of the most popular garden plants in the UK. gone are the days, for most of us, of long beds of the same variety of roses & with the introduction of new varieties including the great English Roses from David Austin roses are more often...
With so much coverage on TV, and press, it's easy to let it flow over you, but use this weeks coverage to be inspired and create the colourful garden you dream of. Some of this years themes to think about. Wild planting There has been a great use of natives and wild...
Bottle Gardens and Terrariums Bottle Gardens or Terrarium are very popular and ideal for homes of all sorts and particularly apartments and flats. Planting correctly is very important but it's not difficult. Using the right tools, equipment, compost and feeds makes...
Mulching makes sense simply because it solves or reduces the impact of so many problems. Mulching is adding a layer of organic material over your soils to protect plants from the cold, reduce water loss in the summer, improve soil AND can completely stop weeds...
Feeding Birds makes sense not only for the birds but also for your garden. If the garden birds can become accustomed to feeding in your garden all year round they will also feed on the grubs & insects pest on your plants. Britain's gardens are an essential...
Ferndale Garden centre is a dog friendly garden centre. We always have been. The directors have dogs so we understand that you'd like to have them with you and obviously you can't leave them in your car on a hot day. ...
Thanks Plants! https://youtu.be/JoUpN7GwPkY Plants are essential in our lives. Let's give them something back! Plants. When you think about plants, you might be tempted to think of the Sansevieria that used to sit on your grandparents' windowsill, or that cactus...
