Tips and News
We love nothing more at Groves than to help our community out with tips and tricks to get your gardening flourishing. We hope you find some helpful information here, check back for new expert guidance each month.


Top 5 herbs to grow this year
Discover our top 5 herbs to grow for their easy-to-grow habits, tastiness on the dish and benefits to wildlife.

Clearing up the garden for spring
Here are the top 7 garden jobs you can do to prepare for spring.

Top 5 gardening tips for beginners
These basic gardening tips will help beginners to get started in the garden.


Groves Violet Festival 1st - 16th Feb
It’s Groves Nurseries favourite time of year - it’s violet time! To celebrate we're holding a festival to show off our fantastic collection from 1st to 16th February.

Caring for your violets
How to care for your violets, and common violet problems to look out for.

Caring for houseplants in winter
Houseplants are the natural replacement for your Christmas tree, but do you know how to keep them at their best? Read on...

What to do with your real Christmas tree after Christmas?
Here are our top tips for dealing with your tree after you’ve taken the decorations down.


6 garden jobs to do on Boxing Day
If you need some exercise to work off all that Christmas pudding, here are our top 6 gardening jobs for Boxing Day.

How to protect your plants in winter
Here are our top tips on how to protect your plants this winter.