April 2025 is when spring has truly arrived! The clocks went forward last Saturday, giving us more daylight to enjoy the garden. Now we’ve an extra hour to admire beautiful blossoms and flowers that seem to appear overnight. Here are ten of the best plants you’ll find outside this month.  1. Euphorbia epithymoides (Polychroma) [...]

The post Top Ten Plants April 2025 appeared first on David Domoney.

Cottage gardens and cottage garden flower borders are delightful sights to behold, particularly during high summer. This is when many of the different types of flowering perennials used to create that ‘look’ are in full flower. The term ‘cottage garden’ is used to describe a joyful, informal style of planting. Here, many different [...]

The post Plants for a Purpose – Plants for a Cottage Garden appeared first on David Domoney.

November is a month when gardening eases off and many herbaceous perennial and annual plants have died down for the year.  Despite this there are still plenty of trees, shrubs and other perennials providing colour and interest and here are ten of the best: 1. Alstroemeria 'Indian Summer' (Peruvian Lily) Alstroemerias [...]

The post Top ten plants for November gardens 2023 appeared first on David Domoney.

October is the month when we start to put the garden to bed for winter, as far as spring and summer flowering plants are concerned. However, there’s still plenty of colour to be had in the flower borders. Here are ten of the best plants for this time of year: 1. Chrysanthemum 'Ruby [...]

The post Top ten plants for October gardens 2023 appeared first on David Domoney.

September Is a betwixt and between month, with summer fading and autumn starting to make its presence felt.  Happily, there are still many different types of flowering plants to choose from.  Here are ten that should be looking wonderful this month: 1. Anemone x hybrida 'September Charm' (Japanese Anemone) ‘September [...]

The post Top ten plants for September gardens 2023 appeared first on David Domoney.

Celebrate the first day of spring coming up this month by planting a selection of spring beauties to brighten the dullest of days. Use colourful, or delightfully scented flowers, from my following list of the top ten for this month. 1. Camellia 'Water Lily' (Camellia) Evergreen camellias are wonderful shrubs [...]

The post Top ten plants for March gardens 2023 appeared first on David Domoney.

Lily, or lilium, are summer-flowering bulbs famous for their elegant and exotic-looking flowers. They grow well in containers and make a great addition to flower beds, especially when planted in a big group in various colours. Their flowers make them a stand-out plant in any garden style, from modern and formal to cottage and traditional [...]

The post How to grow lilies and the best varieties to buy appeared first on David Domoney.

Share your love of gardening with your friends and get on the grid. By snapping pics of your favourite garden blooms, you’ll tap into Instagram’s flower followers—who love an artistic shot of something floral. So document your time in the garden with these top 10 colourful contenders for instant Instagram success. 1. The [...]

The post 10 most Instagrammed flowers appeared first on David Domoney.