Information Leaflets

Podington Garden Centre prides itself in the quality and expertise of its team. Gardening can be full of questions and with the help of our qualified horticulturists we can provide the answers.

From our Customer Services desk we provide an extensive list of information leaflets available to pick up at our garden centre. We have provided here a large selection to download should you forget something when you get back home.

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Podington Gardening Guides

• How to grow Japanese Acers (Maples)

• How to look after Apple Trees

• Bamboos

• Care of Bay Trees

• Box Blight

• Getting the most from your Bulbs

• Camelias

• Care of Citrus Trees

• Clay Soils

• Clematis & Climbing Plants

• Climbing Plants in Containers

• Companion Plants ... to repel insects

• Conifers ... prevention of spidermites & aphids

• Cyclamen

• Fruit Trees

• Soft Fruit Pruning

• Indoor and Outdoor Grapevines

• Planting Tips for Heathers

• Hedging Plants

• Herbaceous Plants

• Hydrangeas

• General care for your Indoor Plants 

• Lawns

• Growing Lime Hating Plants

• Growing Potatoes

• Tips for Planting & Watering

• Plants relatively resistant to Rabbits

• Roses explained

• Rose Pruning

• Plants for Shade

• Sound, Smell & Touch... in the garden

• Training Climbing Plants & Wall Shrubs

• Tree Ferns (Dicksonia Antartica)

• Vine Weevils

• Vegetable Planner

• Wildflower Garden

• Wisteria

Gardening Made Easy Leaflets

The following guides are provided courtesy of the HTA (Horticultural Trades Association) and Podington Garden Centre.

• Growing Alpines

• Hanging Baskets & Containers

• Growing Bedding Plants

• Growing Bulbs

• Making Gardening Fun For Children

• Climbing Plants

• Growing Conifers

• Conservatory Plants

• Growing Fruit

• Growing Grasses

• Growing Herbs

• Growing Houseplants

• Lawn Care

• Growing Perennials

• Ponds & Water Features

• Growing Roses

• Salad Crops

• Seeds & Cuttings

• Growing Shrubs

• Managing Your Soil

• Sun & Shade 

• Growing Trees

• Watering & Feeding

• Weed Control

• Making Gardens Beneficial for Wildlife