Advice and ideas
Need ideas and advice for your garden project? First step is a visit to the Big Plant Nursery for inspiration where our plant experts are on hand to help 7 days a week.
Alternatively, ask about our ‘At home’ Advice and Consultancy service where we come to you.
In the meantime, here’s some ideas and advice we hope you find useful.
Plants for colour
Pretty Pastels
Feeling Peachy
Winning plant combinations
Shrubs for year round colour
Trees for seasonal colour
Plants for late summer colour
Early summer colour
Plants for Spring Colour
Plants for a Purpose
Shade loving plants
Spring flowering shrubs
Grasses for autumn / winter borders
Spring Flowering Trees
Garden topiary
Plants for screening and privacy
Patio plants
Drought tolerant plants
Classic climbers
Architectural plants
Planting and Garden Design Tips
Prairie style planting
Create a Nordic style garden
Create the perfect winter garden
East Coast Elegance
Garden Tidies
Create a Mexican inspired garden
Create a twilight garden
Create a tropical garden
The urban garden
Create a modern garden
Create an English cottage garden
Create a Mediterranean style garden
Create a Japanese inspired garden
Create an eco – friendly garden
Garden Design Tips
How to guides
Offering you solutions
Mulching tips
Moving trees and shrubs
Fruit Trees
Planting a cottage garden
Mediterranean inspired garden
Planting ideas for a Japanese inspired garden
Plant establishment guidance
A guide to watering
How to plant trees
Plan your planting scheme
Seasonal Guides
Looking good in June
Looking good in May
Looking good in April
Looking good in September
Looking good in December
Looking good in January
Looking good in March
Looking good in February
Looking good in November
Looking good in October
Looking good in August
Plant of the month for May
Looking good in July
Create the perfect winter garden
Garden Tidies
The garden in June and July
Floral in February
Field grown hedging
Winter plant ideas
Protect your exotics this winter
Camellias: February plant of the moment
November plant care
Jobs for the garden in January
Who says January has to be dull
Jobs for the garden in February
Jobs for the garden in March
Top plant picks for April
The May Garden
Summer Scent and Colour
The garden in August
The September Garden
Create an autumn garden
Autumn jobs in the garden
Jobs for the Garden in December
Evergreens for Winter Structure
Spring Flowering Trees