https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/news/gardening-without-the-aches-how-to-protect-your-body-in-the-garden-by-alex-millar-physical-balance 2026-06-25T14:35:00+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/cartoon-style-image-to-do-with-the-aches-and-pains-associated-with-gardening-image-needs-to-be-used-as-a-header-image-and-should-be-long-and-narrow_47ba1995-281a-4335-aa1d-ce259fe01c8c.png?v=1782394500 Gardening without the aches: How to protect your body in the garden. By Alex Millar, Physical Balance Illustration of common gardening aches and pains — back, knees and shoulders https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/news/nursery-exhibitors-organisation-launches 2026-09-10T20:42:08+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/NEO_logo_d8a38d67-20cc-4642-9a90-acb8490a7dcf.webp?v=1789069328 Nursery Exhibitors Organisation Launches https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/rosys-planting-plans/rosys-planting-plan-for-a-sunny-border 2026-06-19T14:56:12+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/Sunny_border_3_in_Autumn_jpg.jpg?v=1781157808 Rosy's Planting Plan for a Sunny Border https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/rosys-planting-plans/rosys-white-border-plan-airy-umbels-and-spires-sun-or-part-shade 2026-06-19T14:56:09+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/Rosy_s_White_Border_Plan_-_Airy_Umbels_and_Spires_-_Sun_or_Part_Shade_812d853d-7758-4fe0-b748-6bfbf13d6a63.jpg?v=1781157728 Rosy's White Border Plan - Airy Umbels and Spires - Sun or Part Shade https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/rosys-planting-plans/rosys-plan-for-a-white-border-with-silvers-and-greens-sun-or-part-shade 2026-06-19T14:55:59+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/Rosy_sPlanforClassicWhiteBorder_withsilversandgreens-Sun_orPartShade_4ae29d75-3d00-4c19-8083-ec522e3c5c4c.jpg?v=1781209119 Rosy's Plan for a White Border - with silvers and greens - Sun or Part Shade https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/rosys-planting-plans/rosys-planting-plan-for-a-shady-border 2026-07-02T07:25:53+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/shady_border_summer_jpg_b1c25092-8ce3-49e3-96ee-b2244c5de168.jpg?v=1782973553 Rosy's planting plan for a Shady Border Plan of Rosy's Shady Border https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/rosys-planting-plans/rosys-planting-plan-for-a-border-with-moisture-retentive-soil 2026-06-19T14:55:53+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/Mositure_retentive_soil_60c6c9d9-f63e-4e82-bd5c-8988521bb602.jpg?v=1781157992 Rosy's Planting Plan for a Border with Moisture Retentive Soil https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/rosys-planting-plans/rosys-planting-plan-for-a-drought-resistant-border 2026-07-17T18:21:58+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/drought_tolerant_planting_original_crop_drough_resistant_border_jpg_46961652-accd-4240-a9c6-c33b8d125f6d.jpg?v=1784308918 Rosy's Planting Plan for a Drought Resistant Border https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/rosys-planting-plans/rosys-planting-plan-for-a-border-in-shade-to-partial-shade-mocha-mousse 2026-06-19T14:56:02+01:00 weekly https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/rosys-planting-plans/rosys-planting-plan-for-a-sunny-border-mocha-mousse 2026-06-19T14:56:06+01:00 weekly https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/rosys-planting-plans/rosys-planting-plan-for-a-small-sunny-border-with-free-draining-soil 2026-06-19T14:55:50+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/title-needs-to-be-rosys-planting-plan-for-a-small-sunny-border-with-free-draining-soil-and-could-you-make-it-slightly-less-colourful-more-silvers-and-greys.png?v=1781209869 Rosy's Planting Plan for a Small Sunny Border with Free Draining Soil https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/news/hardy-s-cottage-garden-plants-rhs-chelsea-2026 2026-06-19T14:53:32+01:00 weekly https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/news/the-penstemon-collection 2026-06-19T14:53:35+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/Penstemon_Sour_Grapes_7a96186f-9c74-4bb0-9c81-c76b5b1e200d.jpg?v=1781125348 The Penstemon Collection - our top tips for success. https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/news/navigating-our-new-website 2026-08-13T11:13:22+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/can-the-photo-in-the-background-say-hardys-cottage-garden-plants-instead-of-uk-cottage-garden-nursery_b908e290-1990-4f58-8ed6-04814567c34d.png?v=1786616002 Handy hints for using our new website https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/news/nursery-shop-availability-list 2026-09-29T10:12:25+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/okay-just-the-writing-and-no-pictures_97939689-664c-4c41-bd5c-9dc219249456.png?v=1790673145 Nursery shop availability list https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/news/out-about-flower-shows-plant-fairs-june-2026 2026-06-19T14:53:16+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/needs-to-say-out-about-and-maybe-2nd-line-flower-shows-plant-fairs-colourful-cartoon_ba5d69c3-0536-4638-9cd9-6f94fd734eaa.png?v=1781249089 Out & About. Flower Shows & Plant Fairs - June 2026 https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/news/two-good-gardeners-podcast-with-rosy-hardy 2026-06-25T14:43:59+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/Two_Good_Gardeners_Podcast_a2cb8823-00eb-48c3-bd5d-9d7c8d626fe9.jpg?v=1782395039 Two Good Gardeners Podcast with Rosy Hardy Two Good Gardeners podcast artwork featuring Rosy Hardy https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/news/using-cork-in-horticulture 2026-06-25T15:13:56+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/cork_granules_d250205f-5bd2-4993-850f-c8bb04c8a77d.jpg?v=1782396836 Using cork in horticulture Cork granules used as a peat-free alternative to perlite and vermiculite in plant propagation https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/news/out-about-flower-shows-plant-fairs-july-2026 2026-06-25T19:13:34+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/Out_About_LogoOneeds-to-say-out-about-and-maybe-2nd-line-flower-shows-plant-fairs-colourful-cartoon_f46f905e-0e49-471e-875b-e80d9d19250d.png?v=1782411214 Out & About. Flower Shows & Plant Fairs - July 2026 Hardy's Out & About — flower shows and plant fairs calendar July 2026 https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/the-growers-notebook/nepeta-grandiflora-summer-magic-the-lavender-alternative-that-thrives-where-lavender-wont 2026-06-29T20:50:13+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/20260401-Nepeta_Smmer_Magic-1_acf9ed98-1469-4ddf-b2a3-48482a786d12.webp?v=1782762613 Nepeta grandiflora 'Summer Magic' — The Lavender Alternative That Thrives Where Lavender Won't Nepeta grandiflora Summer Magic in full flower — lavender-blue catmint blooms along a sunny garden border https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/the-growers-notebook/oenothera-lindheimeri-rosyjane-a-hardys-original-and-a-true-colour-break 2026-06-29T21:20:52+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/20260328-Oenothera_lindheimeri_Rosyjane_Harrosy_PBR.webp?v=1782764452 Oenothera lindheimeri 'Rosyjane' — A Hardy's Original and a True Colour Break Oenothera lindheimeri Rosyjane in flower — white blooms with pink picotee edge on graceful wand-like stems https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/the-growers-notebook/geum-totally-tangerine-the-chelsea-hero-that-garden-designers-cant-get-enough-of 2026-07-05T20:47:55+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/20260326-Geum_Totally_Tangerine_-2_ec5717cf-f7cc-4679-b8d9-c3223df4a822.webp?v=1783280875 Geum 'Totally Tangerine' — The Chelsea Hero That Garden Designers Can't Get Enough Of Geum 'Totally Tangerine' — soft apricot-orange flowers on fuzzy stems, hardy perennial in bloom https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/the-growers-notebook/viola-avril-lawson-rosys-favourite-viola-and-the-perfect-rose-companion 2026-07-01T06:44:30+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/Viola_Avril_Lawson_Va_896572b5-be74-4c30-b94b-f2f6dfd833e3.webp?v=1782884670 Viola 'Avril Lawson' — Rosy's Favourite Viola and the Perfect Rose Companion Viola Avril Lawson in flower — deep purple blooms with gold eye over heart-shaped evergreen foliage https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/the-growers-notebook/salvia-sylvestris-crystal-blue-the-sky-blue-salvia-that-stopped-us-in-our-tracks 2026-06-26T21:48:22+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/SALVIA_Chrystal_Blue_66400d9d-5de4-49b5-a6bf-a57a691e1a90.jpg?v=1782506902 Salvia × sylvestris 'Crystal Blue' — The Sky-Blue Salvia That Stopped Us in Our Tracks Salvia × sylvestris Crystal Blue — pale sky-blue flower spikes in a summer border https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/news/rosy-awarded-the-rhs-alan-bloom-award 2026-06-26T22:13:08+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/rosy_and_Alan_titchmarsh_c751cb19-4a8a-421e-9e4a-2cf449161545.jpg?v=1782507318 Rosy awarded the RHS Alan Bloom Award Rosy Hardy receiving the RHS Alan Bloom Award glassware from Alan Titchmarsh at the Chelsea Flower Show https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/news/our-rhs-chelsea-journey-2026 2026-06-27T17:05:11+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/rhs-chelsea-banner-with-alliums_d4740dd5-d31f-401e-ac45-5a1dbdc026bf.png?v=1782576311 Our RHS Chelsea Journey 2026: Focus on the Kings Foundation 'Curious Garden' Illustrated banner for Hardy's RHS Chelsea Journey 2026 – Focus on the King's Foundation 'Curious Garden', featuring allium and cottage garden flower illustrations https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/the-growers-notebook/gaillardia-apricot-honey-ahead-of-its-time 2026-07-04T05:54:55+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/20260329-Gaillardia_Apricot_Honey-1-2-2_4c73b4db-6d19-4040-b8e3-e1bb01aadaa9.webp?v=1783140895 Gaillardia ‘Apricot Honey’ — Ahead of Its Time Close-up of Gaillardia 'Apricot Honey' flower showing warm apricot and yellow petals https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/news/gardening-under-a-hosepipe-ban-how-to-keep-your-garden-going 2026-07-12T19:50:34+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/cartoon-illustration-of-a-gardener-conserving-water-during-a-hosepipe-ban-based-on-cottage-garden-not-too-twee-no-writing_dbbb07d8-3722-4159-9dca-5641f3e9391c.png?v=1783882234 Gardening Under a Hosepipe Ban — How to Keep Your Garden Going Cartoon illustration of a gardener conserving water during a hosepipe ban https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/news/cork-vs-perlite-vs-vermiculite-which-growing-medium-is-best-for-the-planet 2026-07-11T12:51:12+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/cork_granules_8daede37-9b48-4cca-b564-da869853cc60.jpg?v=1783770672 Cork vs Perlite vs Vermiculite: Which Growing Medium is Best for the Planet? Cork granules used as a sustainable growing medium for seed sowing and potting compost https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/hardy-gardeners-exclusive-content-1/garden-herb-cocktails 2026-07-16T20:05:12+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/garden-to-glass-cocktails_8b3b2e16-17de-4f1a-bb0f-0d3189d967a1.png?v=1784228712 5 Garden-to-Glass Cocktails Using Herbs You Can Grow https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/news/big-butterfly-count-2026-hardys-top-ten-plants-for-butterflies 2026-07-25T18:17:24+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/Blog_Header_Tortoiseshell_Butterfly_38597235-102e-4351-b0fa-44f0a035e9c9.webp?v=1784999844 Big Butterfly Count 2026 – Hardy's Top Ten Plants for Butterflies Small Tortoiseshell butterfly on Eryngium Big Blue https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/news/the-hidden-risks-of-bringing-plant-material-back-to-the-uk 2026-07-30T19:21:31+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/biosecurity-plant-inspection-at-airport_07045211-b51a-4373-96dc-b65fb323f0f3.png?v=1785435691 The Hidden Risks of Bringing Plant Material Back to the UK Customs officer inspecting plant cuttings and seeds at an airport border control point, UK plant biosecurity https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/news/our-chelsea-journey-2026-on-the-edge-by-sarah-eberle 2026-07-31T10:39:51+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/Sarah_Eberle_garden_gaia_photo_by_Rosy_2_197dd3e4-fa69-47dc-a62d-d089c95190d5.webp?v=1785490791 Our RHS Chelsea Journey 2026. Focus on: On the Edge by Sarah Eberle Sarah Eberle's On the Edge garden at RHS Chelsea 2026, featuring the Gaia sculpture carved from windfallen trees https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/the-growers-notebook/echinacea-the-coneflower-that-earns-its-place-every-summer 2026-09-24T10:11:28+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/Ehinacea_Big_Kahuna_c76bd183-bc9b-4729-84eb-be9156b918e7.webp?v=1790241088 Echinacea — The Coneflower That Earns Its Place Every Summer Echinacea ‘Big Kahuna’ — large honey-mango orange coneflowers with warm brown spiny cones, multiple blooms on upright stems against a green garden background https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/news/gardening-jargon-explained-a-beginners-guide-to-soil-ph-and-more 2026-08-10T07:33:09+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/soil-blog-banner-beginner-gardeners_6bb598e3-d9b7-4f3d-9003-8a23c5819214.webp?v=1786343589 Gardening Jargon Explained: A Beginner's Guide to Soil, pH and More https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/news/how-we-grow-at-hardys-cottage-garden-plants 2026-08-28T12:23:54+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/Singing_Robin_on_green_netting_1e32b701-bae1-4ff3-8233-ebce8c0ed659.webp?v=1787916234 How We Grow at Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/the-growers-notebook/why-autumn-is-the-best-time-to-plant-hardy-perennials 2026-08-31T08:06:50+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/autumn-planting-header-image-no-text_copy_4e1dca59-d791-4f38-9a26-a0431322f396.webp?v=1788160010 Why Autumn is the Best Time to Plant Hardy Perennials https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/news/our-chelsea-journey-a-garden-for-every-parkinson-s-journey 2026-08-28T12:22:42+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/Parkinsons_UK_garden_Rosy_Hardy_1600x_900_blog_banner_squoosh_517e2b32-0c7e-48c9-880c-21ce1c3d8e12.webp?v=1787916162 Our RHS Chelsea Journey 2026. Focus On: A Garden for Every Parkinson’s Journey https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/news/annual-biennial-perennial-difference-explained 2026-09-25T11:17:35+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/annuals-biennials-and-perennials-grey-wood_16b9fdf9-2888-42c3-b5c3-3003034cfefc.webp?v=1790331455 Gardening Jargon Explained: What's the Difference Between a Perennial, Annual, and Biennial? Flat lay of annual, biennial, and perennial garden plants on a grey weathered wooden surface https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/news/think-spring-plant-now-for-spring-colour 2026-10-07T20:29:28+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/thinking_of_spring_planting.webp?v=1791372188 Think Spring – Plant Now for Spring Colour Spring garden border with blue Brunnera, pink and blue Pulmonaria, and pink Bergenia in dappled shade. https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/the-growers-notebook/helleborus-hybridus-how-to-grow-hellebores 2026-09-25T16:54:37+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/hellebore_blog_header_18127673-96d7-492e-b0fc-e25f456ffd9c.webp?v=1790351677 Helleborus × hybridus — How to Grow Hellebores Self-seeded white flowering Hellebores growing in a border beneath deciduous trees and shrubs. https://hardysplants.co.uk/blogs/hardy-gardeners-exclusive-content-1/bringing-the-garden-into-the-home-cut-flowers 2026-09-25T11:09:27+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1003/4928/0598/articles/cut_flower_5_H2048_x_1536_c37be140-e4c8-4e02-869b-e7cd86f3764a.webp?v=1790330967 Cut Flowers From the Garden: Late-Season Arrangement Ideas