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Pots Bursting with Berries for the Birds
You can still create a wildlife friendly garden all year round when growing in pots and Tom's Yard have shared our favourite shrubs abundant in Winter berries that look amazing in pots whilst also feeding the birds.
Evergreen Pots for Everyday Interest
Keep your pots glowing all Winter long by planting them up with gorgeous evergreen beauties. Flowering through the Spring and Summer and staying lush and colourful through Autumn and Winter they're a perfect addition for your pots.
Winter Is Here - Protect Your Terracotta
Some quick and easy tips on effective protection for your terracotta pots this Winter.
Add some glamour to those empty Spring pots
Don't leave your pots, planters and containers looking bare after planting up what will be gorgeous bulb displays. Add some winter colour to the bare soil or maybe try some other natural alternatives.
Colour Perfect Spring Pots
Experimenting with colour to evoke emotion in your gardens is a wonderful thing. We've dipped a toe into colour theory in the latest Tom's Yard blog, looking at acheiving calm or vibrant Spring bulb displays.
A Tom's Yard recipe for the perfect bulb lasagna
Sharing the Tom's Yard Bulb Lasagna Recipe with a splashing of tulips, a sprinkling of hyacinth, topped with a healthy splash of crocus
Creating Showstopping Spring Pots with Tulips
Create eye-catching Spring pot displays using some unusual, new and unique tulip varieties. Tom's Yard share what has caught their eye and what they'll be planting in Autumn for spectacular Spring flowering container displays.
Spring bulb planting season has arrived!
You can create the most amazing Spring displays in pots by planting your bulbs now especially Daffodils, so lets explore some alternative varieties to your standard yellow trumpet style to create some spectacular garden displays.
Creating an orchard at home in pots!
You don't need hundreds of acres of space to grow an orchard and you can indeed create your own orchard in pots at home.
Tom's Yard Best Bare Root Roses for Pots
Autumn and Winter is the perfect time to plant bare root roses into pots for a head start on Spring and Summer blooms. Tom' Yard have listed their favourite container roses for scent, shade tolerance, climbing and pollinators, it was certainly a hard job to whittle it done to just one for each category.
Tom's Yard Autumn Inspiration - Front Door Edition
A few ideas on how to create an Autumn pot display for your front gardens, paths, porches and driveways.
Changing with the seasons. The reason you should grow ornamental grasses in pots.
Ornamental grasses are perfect for growing in pots as they're drought tolerant and don't like wet feet and damp conditions, they're hardy and not too fussy. We've shared some of our favourites to inspire you if you're looking to grow ornamental grasses in pots.