When you buy woody plants from us, our basket butler calculates the amount of Rootgrow granules your order needs, and offers it to you with a click. That’s how important Rootgrow mycorrhiza are for your roots: you can’t see them, but those roots are most of what you’re paying for Why is the Gel Necessary… Continue reading How to Apply Rootgrow Fungi With Gel
Climbing Roses Vs Rambling Roses
What are the Differences Between Climbers & Ramblers? Rambling roses are much more wild in their DNA than Climbing roses, and this shows in their appearance. Flowers: The easiest way to tell a Climber and a Rambler apart is to see how they bloom: If you are looking at the rose in late Summer or early… Continue reading Climbing Roses Vs Rambling Roses
How to Plant & Begin Training Climbing Honeysuckle
This video applies to all climbing honeysuckle varieties. Here, we are planting a 3 litre Lonicera, but it’s the same for any pot size. TRANSCRIPT Today we’re going to plant Honeysuckle. So this is the kind of thing that you’ll get when you order your climber from Ashridge Nurseries: a 3 litre pot with three canes, nicely tied. It looks… Continue reading How to Plant & Begin Training Climbing Honeysuckle
Best Climbing Plants For Shade
Shade Loving Climbers for North Facing Walls The North Wall is tricky for growing plants up because it gets no direct sun. This disadvantage often comes with dryness: rain-bearing winds mainly come from the South-West. But with a little coaxing in the early years to get them established, there are plenty of climbing plants for… Continue reading Best Climbing Plants For Shade
Ashridge Service Reviews
We’ve won Feefo’s Platinum Service award for the last three years in a row. Below are all the service reviews left by our customers on the independent review platform Feefo. We reflect on our bad service reviews every year. Naturally, you will want to see those first, all 14 of them, along with our best… Continue reading Ashridge Service Reviews
How to Grow Clematis Guide
How to Plant Clematis in a Flower Bed Clematis will grow well practically anywhere if you provide five things: soil preparation, planting depth, adequate water, cool temperature for the roots and the first prune. Soil Preparation Clematis demand good drainage and do well on chalky or sandstone soils because the soil retains moisture but never puddles. If you are on heavy clay,… Continue reading How to Grow Clematis Guide
How to Prune Wisteria
January-February is the ideal time to prune your Wisteria – have you?
Box Blight Disease
Box Blight refers to two separate fungi that attack Common Box and Dwarf Box.It does not affect Box-Leaf Holly, nor Sweet Box. The two fungi can be present together. Cylindrocladium buxicola is relatively new in the UK. It causes dead spots on leaves, and eventually full defoliation, killing the plant. It can be identified by the wispy grey-white fungus on the… Continue reading Box Blight Disease
Horse Chestnut Tree Canker Disease
Horse Chestnut Canker, caused by the bacteria Pseudomonas syringae pv aesculi, is the most serious disease affecting trees in the Aesculus family. The canker will attack trees of all ages and is most dangerous on trees in the age range up to 30 years old, after which their trunks get wide enough for girdling to… Continue reading Horse Chestnut Tree Canker Disease
Horse Chestnut Leaf Blotch
What are these brown spots on my conker tree’s leaves? Horse Chestnut Leaf Blotch is a fungal condition called Guignardia aesculi that affects horse chestnuts, not sweet chestnut. The main symptom is irregular brown blotches on the leaves, starting at the edges, from late June. Although Horse Chestnut leaf blotch is not pretty, it does not… Continue reading Horse Chestnut Leaf Blotch
Silver Leaf Diagnosis & Treatment
There is no need to be afraid of Silver Leaf disease, which rarely affects Cherry and Plum trees in gardens, and even then typically on old trees. The disease is a concern for orchard owners, who have their livelihoods on the line with long rows of the same variety, creating the ideal environment for disease to spread. With that said, when you have a… Continue reading Silver Leaf Diagnosis & Treatment
Powdery Mildew Disease
What is this White Fungus on my Trees and Hedges? Powdery Mildew is caused by a group of fungi that form a grey-white coating on leaves. Sometimes it’s so thick that it looks like the leaves were spray-painted, and sometimes it’s hard to see the fungus itself, only the damage it causes. Powdery Mildew can… Continue reading Powdery Mildew Disease
Laurel Leave “Shot Hole” Disease
Why Are There Holes in My Laurel Leaves? If it looks like something is eating Swiss cheese style holes in your cherry laurel or Portugal laurel hedge, it’s a harmless condition called Laurel Shot Hole. It may seem like a mysterious insect has been eating your leaves, but Shot Hole is caused by a couple of different fungi,… Continue reading Laurel Leave “Shot Hole” Disease
Apple Scab & Pear Scab Disease
What is Apple Scab and Pear Scab? Apple Scab and Pear Scab are functionally the same, although the specific fungus is different: Can I eat apples and pears with Scab? Yes, apples and pears with scab are perfectly safe to eat. They only look ugly, underneath the skin they should taste the same, unless they… Continue reading Apple Scab & Pear Scab Disease
Quince Leaf Blight Disease
What are these brown spots on my quince tree’s leaves and fruit? Leaf Blight causes lots of brown splotches on leaves with dark dots in the middle. These start off reddish-brown then turn darker brown or black, typically joining up to make larger, irregular shaped patches on the leaves. Once they spread enough, the rest… Continue reading Quince Leaf Blight Disease
Plum Fruit Split
Plum Fruit split is a condition, not a disease, where the fruit is damaged by splits in the skin. Although they tend to be on the surface, by breaking the skin they allow diseases and pests to attack otherwise healthy plums and gages. Why are my plums splitting on the tree? Erratic watering causes plum… Continue reading Plum Fruit Split
Coral Spot Fungus Disease
Coral Spot Identification Coral spot’s small orange-pink pustules are very distinctive. The fungus is active and producing spores almost year round, but you mainly see it in Winter. What is Coral Spot, and How Bad is It? Coral Spot fungus, Nectria cinnabarina, is mainly saprophytic, meaning it eats dead wood. But it can become a serious parasite… Continue reading Coral Spot Fungus Disease
Rose Black Spot Disease
What are these black spots and yellow patches on my rose’s leaves? Black spots on rose leaves, usually surrounded by yellowing areas, are caused by the fungus Diplocarpon rosae, the most widespread and serious fungal disease affecting members of the rose family. Black Spot spores lie dormant in the soil over Winter, then rise up and… Continue reading Rose Black Spot Disease
How to Plant and Grow Allium Bulbs
Allium bulbs produce spectacular starburst flowers in late Spring and Summer, after the main flush of spring flowering bulbs. Planting Allium Bulbs When to Plant Alliums Autumn & early winter is peak dry bulb planting time. The ideal months for planting Alliums are from September to mid-November, but as late as the middle of December is… Continue reading How to Plant and Grow Allium Bulbs
How to Plant and Grow Daffodil Bulbs
Daffodils and narcissi are the most popular flower bulbs grown in Britain: good value, very tough, and coming in a wide range of colours, sizes, and shapes. When to Plant Daffodils Plant dry daffodil bulbs in early autumn, ideally September, and potted bulbs or bulbs in the green in early spring. How to Plant Daffodils… Continue reading How to Plant and Grow Daffodil Bulbs
Growing & Planting Tulip Bulbs Guide
Tulip bulbs bring some of the most stunning Spring colours of any plant grown in Britain. They come with a guarantee to make you smile on a sad day, or your blues back! Planting Tulips When is the Best Time to Plant Tulips? The best time for Tulip planting is when the soil has cooled, usually by late October… Continue reading Growing & Planting Tulip Bulbs Guide
How to Make a Bulb Lasagne
A bulb lasagne is a pot of flower bulbs planted in layers for successive flowering all Spring. A 30cm (12”) deep pot is best, but just remove layers if it is shallower: TRANSCRIPT Right, today we’re going to plant a bulb lasagne. So, got a tall, deep pot, and we’re going to plant the bulbs in… Continue reading How to Make a Bulb Lasagne
How to Plant Flower Bulbs at the Correct Depths
This video shows the right depths in pots or in the soil, and planting using a bulb planter tool.Read our how to plant flower bulbs article for more details. This demonstration covers daffodils, tulips, fritillarias, and Iris reticulatas, but the principles apply to all garden bulbs. Transcript: One quick video about bulb sizes and bulb depths. So, the largest bulbs, which… Continue reading How to Plant Flower Bulbs at the Correct Depths
Lifting and Storing Garden Bulbs Over Summer
Traditionally, many spring flowering bulbs, especially Tulips, were lifted (dug up) after flowering every year, stored over Summer when they are dormant, and replanted in Autumn to encourage better flowering the following year, and to protect them from pests. But that received wisdom is not always worth applying to all your bulbs: it depends what you are growing, and… Continue reading Lifting and Storing Garden Bulbs Over Summer
When do Different Bulbs Flower?
Flower bulbs give you waves of vivid blooms for almost no maintenance. With a good collection, you can have something in flower pretty much every month of the year. Bulb Flowering Times Chart We deliver 15 species of garden flower bulbs, corms, and tubers. There are many more to be found in British gardens, but these might… Continue reading When do Different Bulbs Flower?
How to Plant Flower Bulbs
Flower Bulbs are essential garden elements, providing vibrant colour through the year. With a little planning and planting, bulbs give you waves of vivid blooms for almost no maintenance. Winter has Snowdrops, Cyclamens, and Crocuses; Spring delivers Daffodils and Tulips; Summer is alive with Alliums, Lilies, and Dahlias; and Nerines and Colchicums in Autumn.Have a look at… Continue reading How to Plant Flower Bulbs
Best Flower Bulbs
Best Flower Bulbs for Sunny Locations, Dry or Drought-Prone Areas, and Rock Gardens Rockery Varieties Best Flower Bulbs for Containers Rockery Varieties Best Flower Bulbs for Cold North Scotland All Spring bulbs are hardy throughout the UK.Dahlia Tubers can be left outdoors under mulch in most areas of the UK, but may not perform as… Continue reading Best Flower Bulbs
When to Plant Flower Bulbs
Most flower bulbs are planted dry in Autumn, and some species also “in the green” in early Spring. Plant in Autumn Plant in Early Spring Plant in Summer Always try to plant bulbs as soon as possible after purchase for best results
Winter Planting Snowdrops In The Green
Snowdrops in the green are lifted while they are growing: in leaf and quite possibly in flower. This is done because, providing they are transplanted quickly, they tend to establish more readily than stored snowdrop bulbs, with some other pros and cons. How many Snowdrop bulbs do I need? Allow about 75 per square metre… Continue reading Winter Planting Snowdrops In The Green
Planting Bulbs In The Green Guide
When, How & Where to Plant ‘Bulbs in the Green’ Bluebells, Wild Daffodils, Snowdrops, and Aconites are among the few bulbs that transplant well while they are in leaf and growing: before, during or just after flowering.They are treated differently from most dry flower bulbs. which are planted while dormant in the autumn. With bulbs in the green, the active, flowering bulbs are… Continue reading Planting Bulbs In The Green Guide