Gardening Advice

Plastic plant pots: a practical buyer's guide

What size pot do you need? Are plastic pots bad for plants? A practical buyer's guide covering pot sizing by plant type, drainage, durability, and recycling.

Navigating Your ScotPlants Direct Delivery

Receiving plants should be exciting—not stressful. Whether you’ve ordered a few garden favourites or a larger delivery for a landscaping project, knowing what to expect helps everything run smoothl...

Hedge Plant Spacing Secrets: Discover the Ideal Number of Plants Per Metre for Your Perfect UK Hedge

Establishing a lush, dense hedge requires more than just picking the right shrub variety; it demands a strategic approach to spacing. Proper plant density is the foundation of a healthy, long-term ...

Mastering the Art of Timing: When to Plant Hedging for Optimal Growth in the UK

Mastering the Art of Timing: When to Plant Hedging for Optimal Growth in the UK Successful hedging in garden landscapes requires an understanding of the right timing for planting. Choosing the righ...

Introducing Hedging Plants: Transform Your Garden Today

Discover how hedging plants can enhance your garden's beauty and privacy. Learn tips and benefits of choosing the right plants for your space.

Lawn Sowing and Seeding

Tips on how to sow a newly constructed lawn or how to renovate an existing lawn- great good results by using our new Green Velvet Lawn Seed with Rootgrow. This new and exciting product is recognise...

Weed Control Fabrics - What are they and How and Where to Use Fabrics

All landscape weed control fabrics are not created equal, depending on the area that needs covering. There are non-woven (spun bound) fabrics manufactured via a process where continuous filam...

Spiral Tree Protection Guards

Spiral Tree Guards are very low cost per unit, and they are very quick and easy to deploy; a Spiral Tree Guard does not usually need an additional tree stake or fastening to hold it in place; ...

Pear Trees - Planting and Care Guide

A perfect joy of fresh fruit, especially pears, is being able to bite into a juicy, sweet, home grown pear - especially one that was from your own garden.  There are many different types of pe...

Kiwi Fruit - Planting and Care Guide

The best site to plant a kiwi fruit tree in a moderately sunny place, where they can ramble across a trellising system. They will tolerate a light shade, if needed. Vines should be protected f...

Fig Trees - Planting and Care Guide

The best variety of fig tree to go for is Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey', whose fruit ripen in late August, and have a reddish-brown skin, red flesh and a sweet flavour. Growing tips A fig tree ...

Cherry Trees - Planting and Care Guide

Sweet cherries produce sweet fruit and are usually grown as small open trees or trained against walls or fences as fans. Cherry Trees can also be grown in large containers. Self-Fertile cul...