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Rosy talks to Dig It about cottage garden perennials

Rosy gives us a quick 4 minute tutorial on how to prick out seedlings.

A gold medal, a visit from HRH Princess Anne and an interview with BBC Gardeners World. It all happened at the RHS Malvern Spring Festival

In her latest video Rosy demonstrates how to build the perfect container with her top 5 herbaceous perennials for containers.

The RHS Chelsea Flower show kicks off next week, but what happens now that we no longer have our own display? And what happens to those gardens once the show is over?

We supported Ann Stowe with her first ever show garden at BBC Gardeners World Beaulieu.

If you are planning a visit to the nursery with a large group of friends you may want to consider booking a visit to Spring Pond Garden too ...

Rob Hardy tells us what RHS WIsley, the first plant Fair of our year, means to him

We advise planting Dahlia, Penstemon , Gaura and a few of the woody Salvia's such as Salvia Hot Lips after the frosts have past in late spring. These slightly tender perennials need to have time to...

In this video Rosy talks about some of her favourite Hellebores, bringing colour to a winter garden.

While hugging a slug may be going too far, how can we as gardeners keep slugs away from our plants, without resorting to chemical killing? We outline a number of alternatives to support slug control

Known as the 'Fair maids of February', Galanthus or snowdrops are steeped in folklore, myth and legend across the UK and beyond. This tiny plant has been used as a medicine for centuries.

In this video Rosy explains the different types of peat free Sylvagrow growing media that is available from and used by Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants

Download a printable version of our Show Calendar or save a copy to your mobile phone for reference...

At Hardy's we have two main ways of undertaking breeding or selecting new plants. The first way is to take two plants of the same family, remove any flowers and then place them .........

With the advancement of technology, Botanists, including those from the RHS, are now able to analyse the DNA of plants. In recent months they have looked at several groups of plants...

Rosy outlines her thoughts on trends for gardens in 2022.

As the weather turns colder Rosy considers different arrangements for keeping your plants warm and healthy over winter.