Add festive touches to your home and garden

 

Now is the time to start thinking about how you’re going to decorate your home for the festive season.
As well as tinsel and baubles, you can also use plants, flowers and lights to add some colour to your home and garden.

Camellias are great for brightening up the garden thanks to their glossy, evergreen foliage and large flowers in spring. Buy them now as a treat to yourself or alternatively, they make great gifts.

They need a lime-free soil, so if yours isn’t suitable grow them in large pots.

Cyclamen and azaleas can be used to brighten up your home over the festive period. They need somewhere cool in good, indirect light and should be kept moist for best results. Alternatively, try our ready-made planters and baskets, which also make great presents.

Poinsettias are the most traditional way of bringing festive colour to any home. As well as red they also come in salmon, cream and even bi-colours. Or what about planted bowls of beautifully scented hyacinths? Both make great presents.

Installing outdoor lights will really bring your garden to light. Many types are available including safe, low-voltage kits that are quick and simple to install and you can easily do it yourself.

Solar outdoor fairy lights are also available in coloured or white for easy installation in difficult to access areas outdoors. Put a set on your Christmas present list!