by Neil Grant | May 12, 2020 | Featured, News, Spring
From 9.00 Wednesday 13th May we will be open for customers again. As with all of our lives normal has changed. Not only do we have the safe spacing & hygiene protocols to follow when shopping at Ferndale Garden Centre but the impact on the plants and products that...
by Neil Grant | Sep 30, 2019 | Ask the expert, Autumn, Patio Living, Spring
Spring is a time of new growth & fresh beginnings. Spring flowers bulbs such as Snowdrops, Crocus, Daffodils & Tulips are the natural way to lift your garden & yourself out of the winter blues. Spring is natures way of saying “let’s...
by Neil Grant | Aug 30, 2019 | Autumn, Patio Living, Spring
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 follow the planting instructions...
by Neil Grant | May 23, 2019 | Design and Trends, Plants of the Moment, Spring, Summer
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...
by Neil Grant | May 2, 2019 | Garden Basics, News, Patio Living, Plants of the Moment, Spring
This movie poster (adapted) from the 1949 movie ‘It Happens every Spring’ sums up the UK spring to a tee! No idea how the good the film is, 7/10 (IMDB) is impressive. We can all think it’s the time of year for all our summer planting and then...
by Neil Grant | Apr 15, 2019 | Garden Basics, Kitchen Garden, Patio Living, Plants of the Moment, Spring, Summer
Spring in the UK has always been unpredictable ans always will be. It’s warm, it’s cold, it in between. It’s difficult to know when to start certain activities and it can catch us all out. The daily temperatures affect air & soil. Air...
