Garden Tips & Tricks

Planting bulbs


There are no exact dates to plant bulbs, but there are 2 seasons of several months each year that are great for planting. The spring blooming bulbs like crocus, daffodils, tulips etc. are the first flowers to appear in the very early spring. Further information about planting bulbs...

Planting Dahlia


Dahlias flower prolifically late summer and autumn when many other annuals and perennials have finished blooming. 
Pre-starting indoors 
To pre-start dahlia tubers yourself, put them into pots with a growing mix indoors six weeks before planting in the garden, and you will get a jump on the season and earlier flowering. Plant them into the garden only after you’re sure that frosty nights are over for the season. 
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Create a fruit garden


Strolling through the garden and snacking on delicious berries, raspberries and strawberries along the way. Planting a fruit garden makes for a very tasty retreat. We are happy to explain where to start. The best time to plant fruit bushes is in autumn,

Planting instructions fruit shrubs


All types of fruit shrubs

Goji Berry - First put the roots in a bucket of lukewarm water before planting into the ground. The goji berry grows well in any sandy soil that is well-permeable.  Planting instructions fruit shrubs.

Planting and cultivating garlic


When to plant

Garlic can be planted in spring and autumn. For autumn planting, the best method is to plant the cloves in ridges to prevent them from getting too wet in winter. In spring, February / March are the ideal planting months, as the bulbs like to develop at temperatures between 5 and 10 degrees.

Planting asparagus


Handy tips from our grower.

If you sow the plants timeously (early March) in the greenhouse, you will have plant material in May of the same year that can be planted in a temporary waiting bed. After the winter, these plants can immediately be replanted in their final spot, where they will remain for about 15 years.

Perennials


Upon receipt of the potted plants, make sure to protect them from dehydration. Plant within several days and until then keep them cool and frostfree.  Find information for each product at the productpage...

The right conditions


Bulbs can grow in any type of soil, though it should always be well draining soil. It´s also essential to place some compost on the soil every year where the bulbs are planted to stimulate the life of the soil. A healthy soil is airy, which makes it easier for the roots to find water and nutrition.  Read more...

Bulbs after flowering


After the spring flowering bulbs have bloomed, the flowers make seed boxes, the plants get weak, and their leaves and start to droop. The flowers are no longer blossoming and the seed boxes are best cut away, but the leaves should be left alone.  Read more...