Buckland Nurseries

Buckland Nurseries was established as a family run garden centre business over 150 years ago. 

The business was founded by Thomas Hogg in 1865 and has continued through six generations of the Hogg family into the hands of David and Linda Hogg (pictured alongside). 

Buckland Nurseries stocks a wide range of perennials, trees, shrubs, bedding plants, roses, herbs, garden sundries, tools, turf, seeds, paving and gravels and the friendly team looks forward to giving you a lovely welcome when you next visit their traditional Garden Centre. 

May Garden Notes – Colour your world with bedding plants

For the ultimate splash of colour this summer, add annual bedding plants to your pots and borders. Just a few will make all the difference to your outside space; from a large garden to a balcony with a few pots and a window box, get planting now to enjoy a summer of colourful cheerfulness.

Bedding plants do need regular watering, feeding and dead-heading. This is no chore in the summer months, especially if watering in the early morning or the cooler evening hours. Regular maintenance will pay huge dividends, with vigorous growth and plentiful flowers.

The choice is wide and varied. Geraniums are amongst the easiest and most popular – they are forgiving in hot and dry conditions and are recommended for those who maybe only water once or twice a week. There are both upright and trailing (ivy-leaf) varieties, so are well-suited for hanging baskets. Top up baskets with trailing lobelia, surfinia, verbena and scaevola. Add slow-release feed and water-retaining gel to fresh compost when planting for long-lasting blooms.

For impact in pots and borders, nemesia are a wonderful start. Delicately scented, they are available in many colours and with varieties such as Wisley Vanilla, Banana Split, and Rhubarb and Custard, they can be difficult to resist! Others to consider are osteospermum, marigolds and ever-popular cheerful cosmos.

For shady areas, begonias of all types will tolerate less sun: non-stop (upright large-flowered bush), illumination (trailing) and bedding (compact bush) varieties all have succulent foliage which is protected by not being over-exposed to hot sun. Likewise, bush busy lizzies (impatiens) and the larger New Guinea busy lizzies will thrive and be easier to maintain in a North-facing position.
Enjoy the impact fast-growing and free-flowering bedding plants bring to any outdoor space.

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David Hogg
Buckland Nurseries