Buckland Nurseries

Buckland Nurseries was established as a family run garden centre business over 150 years ago. 

The business was founded by Thomas Hogg in 1865 and has continued through six generations of the Hogg family into the hands of David and Linda Hogg (pictured alongside). 

Buckland Nurseries stocks a wide range of perennials, trees, shrubs, bedding plants, roses, herbs, garden sundries, tools, turf, seeds, paving and gravels and the friendly team looks forward to giving you a lovely welcome when you next visit their traditional Garden Centre. 

Summer – Hot weather gardening notes :

As I write this, we are still very much in drought and heatwave conditions, with prolonged spells of hot and dry weather. Just as in cold winters when deep frosts have a lasting effect on our gardens with plants often succumbing weeks or months later, this summer will likely cause losses of established plants and trees.

It there is a lesson to be learnt, it is to try to plant out any larger shrubs and trees in the autumn rather than the spring to allow roots to become established in the wetter and cooler days of the winter rainy season. The good news is that established lawns always recover remarkably quickly after a few rain showers; no need to mow while it’s dry, but keep an eye out and remove any persistent weeds in the lawn which frustratingly are often drought resistant! Also, perennials have held up remarkably well, but have in many cases flowered earlier than normal.

If you have a weed problem in beds, borders, patios and/or paths, make the most of any dry spells to remove them by hand or spray with an appropriate weedkiller. For many gardens, an investment in a pump sprayer with a lance will pay of well in terms of cost and time. Ready-to-use killers are relatively expensive and hand-trigger sprayers are inefficient for large areas.

Where regular watering is difficult, consider a simple irrigation system with drips and mini-sprayers for pots. They can be attached to a timer to make life even easier! Soaker hose (leaky pipe) can be used in planted areas, especially for less established hedges and borders.

Be aware that patios can become very hot and heat-reflective onto plants. Many plants will enjoy sunshine, but the excessive heat this year has been damaging to some bedding plants, such as lobelia and begonia. They would normally flourish. Geraniums, verbena, gazania and petunias have been the beneficiaries and, with regular feeding, will keep on flowering well into September.

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David Hogg
Buckland Nurseries