Tending to the garden is a job for the entire year - there’s always something to do! We’ve compiled a few top gardening tips for January so you can start off the year with the right foot. 

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An electric propagator is a great choice to start germinating seeds quickly. It provides constant temperatures throughout due to having a heated base, supporting your plants’ fast and healthy growth. Most seeds require a stable temperature between 18℃ and 22℃ to germinate. Supply them with that temperature evenly throughout the day, and they’ll have a much more successful germination rate.

It's December! And we take that to mean we can finally get excited for Christmas! Lots of us have spent the weekend digging decorations out of the loft and going to local tree farms to pick our trees - especially as this weekend saw us mark Small Business Saturday!

The first factor to keep in mind when overwintering geraniums is whether your variety of geraniums are worth the trouble or if it’s best to let them be and purchase another more agreeable variety the following year. Additionally, make sure that you have enough space for your plants. A greenhouse is the ideal solution if your geraniums have grown quite a bit when freezing temperatures come around.

If you’re wondering how to water plants when on holiday, self-watering pots are the perfect solution. They remove the need to ask your neighbours or relatives to check on your plants while you’re away - while making sure that your plants never get thirsty.

Whether you’re away on a short break or planning a Christmas holiday, we’re here to help you holiday-proof your plants with self-watering planters.

Christmas is just around the corner - and now is the perfect time to plan the presents you wish to give to your loved ones. But what do you get for the gardener who has everything? If you know someone who loves gardening, why not take a look at our extensive range of gardening gifts? You can also treat yourself to new gardening tools while looking through our unusual gifts - you’re sure to find something for that special someone.

Although most tomatoes ripen perfectly during the summer months, you will always find a stubborn green tomato or two on the vine when the colder season arrives. From removing diseased leaves so that they don’t infect other plants to keeping a close eye on the upcoming weather forecast, ripening green tomatoes can be achieved easily.

As the evenings are getting darker and the air outside gets colder, we're still keeping things hot and spicy in the greenhouse! Gardening Angels collected another brilliant harvest this week - our award-winning growing systems and plant nutrients and our mean our chilli plants are still producing bountiful crops! 

Have you ever wondered what happens to butterflies through the winter? It's a difficult month for them, but our butterfly house provides the perfect solution! Here's how you can help butterflies this winter!