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Glow up your November garden with Chrysanthemums – and a giveaway!

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS NOW CLOSED As the light fades and we head into winter, don’t you find that you’re drawn...

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The best gardening gifts for Christmas 2024

This Christmas gardeners are in for a treat, as we have a wide selection of gorgeous gardening gifts to choose from....

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Autumn lawn care for a healthy and luscious lawn

A smooth, lush lawn is the perfect foil to any planting. From the first shy snowdrops to the autumn finale...

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Put a spring in your step: top tips for planting spring bulbs

If you’re anything like us, spring bulbs create one of the most welcome sights of the whole gardening year. From...

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Magical mulch! Why you should mulch your garden this autumn

Although the nights are chilly now, the days are still warm. The soil is still retaining its warmth too, gently heated...

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What we learned from the Flood Resilient Garden at RHS Chelsea

It has been a rainy first half of 2024, by anybody’s standards. We’re halfway through July, and already this month...

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Darkly dramatic: our new Sahara Sunset home collection

Summertime turns our thoughts to adventures in far-off places, and we think our new Sahara Sunset homeware collection captures the...

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What to plant in August

It feels like the growing season is roaring past, but we’re not about to give up on summer just yet....

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Pteridomania: Victorian fern fever revisited for the 21st century

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS NOW CLOSED One thing we’ve omitted from our round-up of our favourite things from RHS Chelsea 2024 is...

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Stop and smell the flowers: a GW Live garden

We always like to support garden designers where we can, and summer is an exciting time as we follow the...

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Postcards from Chelsea: our favourite things 2024

Every year we just love our week in the horticultural wonderland that is the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. We love...

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The personal touch: our new personalised trowel – with a giveaway!

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS NOW CLOSED If you’re looking for the perfect gift, don’t you find that a little personal touch...

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Get growing together with RHS Growing Gardeners

We love to get people gardening – and that includes people of all sizes! We know that kids love to...

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How to build your capsule collection of gardening essentials

When it comes to putting together a capsule gardening kit, it’s probably better to talk about tasks rather than tools,...

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Gorgeous gifts for marvellous mums!

Mother’s Day is coming up fast – it falls on 10 March this year. It will here before we know...

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Asteraceae: a new ‘RHS Gifts for Gardeners’ collection

This season, there's a gorgeous new design collection in our much-loved ‘RHS Gifts for Gardeners’ range of gardening gifts. Entitled...

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Gorgeous gardening gifts for Christmas 2023

This Christmas gardeners are in for a treat, as we have a wide selection of gorgeous gardening gifts on offer. Available...

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A blooming successful night: industry awards win for new RHS tools

We were thrilled to bits recently to take top honours at the GIMA Awards 2023 with our three new RHS-endorsed...

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TLC for tools: tool maintenance to make your tools last longer

In an ideal world, we’d all carefully wipe down our garden tools with an oiled cloth after every use, and...

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Kids' gardening project: make apple bird feeders - with a giveaway!

Autumn is definitely here, with early twilight and misty mornings. But time in the garden doesn’t have to end just...

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"How did I get myself into this?" A designer's first show garden

Getting started as a garden designer is tough. We like to lend a helping hand where we can, and several...

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Life after Chelsea: a show garden to inspire

Regular readers of our Journal will recall that this year at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show we were delighted to...

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How to prune wisteria

We’re all a little bit in love with wisteria, aren’t we? Whether it’s scrambling up the honey-coloured walls of a...

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Giveaway: win our Waterfall 9-litre watering can

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS NOW CLOSED After a chilly spring, summer has hit gardeners hard and fast. With hosepipe bans in...

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Make a clean sweep with new RHS-endorsed garden brushes

Every gardener needs a good garden brush or two, don't they? From compost spills, to hedge clippings, to autumn leaves,...

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How to: prune clematis

Most people have a soft spot for climbing plants, don’t they? Whether you yearn for the romance of abundant blooms...

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Postcards from Chelsea: our favourite things 2023

RHS Chelsea is always a highlight of our calendar – we just love it! It’s such a great way to...

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Father’s Day gift guide: gorgeous gifts for fabulous fathers

Father’s Day is coming up fast – this year it’s on 18 June. So it’s really time to get organised...

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Chelsea countdown: from Dorset, with love

At this time of year, preparations for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show can feel a little all-consuming. It’s a highlight...

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Chelsea countdown: how to create a Chelsea garden

If you’ve been reading our Journal for a while, you’ll likely know that it’s important to us to help nurture...

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A clean sweep: spruce up for spring!

At last, spring is here. The days are longer, spring bulbs are emerging, and we’ve even seen some blue skies....

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Magnificent magnolias

Next door has a garden with a magnolia tree. While for most of the year it’s a handsome tree, for...

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A passion for planting: new RHS-endorsed planting tools

This spring we’re indulging our passion for planting! We have four new planting tools joining our line-up of RHS-endorsed tools...

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Make Mum’s day with gorgeous gardening gifts

Mother’s Day falls on 19 March this year – and that’s not far away at all! It will here before...

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Choosing the right houseplants for your home: a simple guide

Lush, vibrant houseplants add colour, interest and vigour to any room. But for even the most green-fingered amongst us, the...

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Gorgeously galvanized: new Sophie Conran gardening accessories

We love the look of galvanized steel, don’t you? It’s so classic, lending a timeless feel to any item which...

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Win a winter pruning kit with Burgon & Ball and Muck

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS NOW CLOSED January. Not the most inspiring month, is it? Short, cold days and every shade of...

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Roses are red… Gardening gifts for your Valentine

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and frankly, in the chilly gloom of January, it’s nice to have something...

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The great outdoors: a giveaway with ACAI Outdoorwear

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS NOW CLOSED We believe that anyone who enjoys gardening is a lover of the Great Outdoors. It’s...

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Perfect presents for every gardener this Christmas!

Early December already, and with Jack Frost nipping at your nose, are you starting to feel Christmassy yet? Maybe you’re...

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Beautiful spring bulbs: a great gardening giveaway with Miracle-Gro

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS NOW CLOSED We’ve put back the clocks and sunny days now seem a distant memory – but...

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Getting the West of England buzzing!

We were thrilled recently to be involved in a new project in the Bristol area, with the aim of helping...

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The best Christmas gifts for gardeners 2022

This Christmas gardeners are in for a treat, as we have a wide selection of gorgeous gardening gifts on offer. Available from...

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Core Arts and the Front Garden Revolution

At Burgon & Ball we’re always interested in how garden design is evolving. Where we’re able, we like to support...

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Happy New Year! Our guide to autumn planting

Autumn is when the year begins for gardeners. And we don’t just mean leafing through a plant catalogue and planning...

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Superbloom at the Tower of London

We found ourselves in London recently, and took advantage of a spare afternoon to visit the Superbloom at the Tower of...

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Jean Vernon's Power Plants for Pollinators - plus giveaway

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS NOW CLOSED High summer, and the garden is full of buzzing bees and fluttering butterflies. We caught...

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Join the Big Butterfly Count 2022

The sight of brightly-coloured butterflies dancing through summer flowers is one of the many joys of this time of year....

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Raring to grow? Enter our gardening giveaway with RocketGro!

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS NOW CLOSED With the best will in the world, you won’t get the most out of your...

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A visit to Hampshire's Sir Harold Hillier Gardens

We recently had the opportunity to join a Garden Media Guild guided tour of the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens in...

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Pteridomania: Victorian fern fever revisited for the 21st century

We loved spending the week at our Chelsea home-from-home. Inspired by resilient ferns and their relevance in 21st century gardens for a changing climate, we took as our theme the 'fern fever' which took Victorian horticulture by storm. Read more - and you could win a limited-edition RHS Chelsea Flower Show trowel!

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Getting the West of England buzzing!

We were thrilled recently to be involved in a new project in the Bristol area, with the aim of helping to get the West of England buzzing. In a new awards initiative, the very first Bee Bold Awards were held in early October - and an army of volunteers planted a massive 8,000 wildflower plug plants to create a new space for wildlife.

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A grand evening out, with Piet and Monty

We recently headed to London for a very special evening - an evening in the company of Piet Oudolf and Monty Don. Hosted by Maggie's, everyone's home of cancer care, it was an entertaining an informative evening - and here's what we learned.

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Horatio’s Garden: making a difference

Horatio's Garden is a charity which builds beautiful gardens in spinal centres around the UK, providing much-needed respite to the patients, families and staff who spend time at these leading-edge medical facilities. When the charity's fundraisers asked if we could spare some garden tools, we were happy to help.

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The Burgon & Ball Journal

Glow up your November garden with Chrysanthemums – and a giveaway!

The best gardening gifts for Christmas 2024

Autumn lawn care for a healthy and luscious lawn

Put a spring in your step: top tips for planting spring bulbs

Magical mulch! Why you should mulch your garden this autumn

What we learned from the Flood Resilient Garden at RHS Chelsea

Darkly dramatic: our new Sahara Sunset home collection

What to plant in August

Pteridomania: Victorian fern fever revisited for the 21st century

Stop and smell the flowers: a GW Live garden

Postcards from Chelsea: our favourite things 2024

The personal touch: our new personalised trowel – with a giveaway!

Get growing together with RHS Growing Gardeners

How to build your capsule collection of gardening essentials

Gorgeous gifts for marvellous mums!

Asteraceae: a new ‘RHS Gifts for Gardeners’ collection

Gorgeous gardening gifts for Christmas 2023

A blooming successful night: industry awards win for new RHS tools

TLC for tools: tool maintenance to make your tools last longer

Kids' gardening project: make apple bird feeders - with a giveaway!

"How did I get myself into this?" A designer's first show garden

Life after Chelsea: a show garden to inspire

How to prune wisteria

Giveaway: win our Waterfall 9-litre watering can

Make a clean sweep with new RHS-endorsed garden brushes

How to: prune clematis

Postcards from Chelsea: our favourite things 2023

Father’s Day gift guide: gorgeous gifts for fabulous fathers

Chelsea countdown: from Dorset, with love

Chelsea countdown: how to create a Chelsea garden

A clean sweep: spruce up for spring!