Royal Horticultural Society Gardens Calendar 2024 Official RHS Square Wall Calendar with Free Organising Stickers (Plastic Free)

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Danilo is working towards all its products being completely plastic-free in addition to being FSC certified and fully recyclable. Every garden has a final relocation post-show where communities around the country will gain from having a beautifully designed space. We are proving that great design and sustainability go hand in hand and I can’t wait to see all the gardens at the show.” For garden designers, RHS Plant Finder offers an indispensable list of ingredients, while horticultural writers use it for reference.” Most bulbs are ideal for growing in containers, butthis especially suits those with large, showy flowers, such as tulips, lilies, arum lilies and alliums. Here are some tips for success:

Established 45 years ago, Danilo is a leading publisher of licensed calendars, diaries, greetings cards, gift-wrap and bags. In partnership with the RHS, Danilo has created a stunning RHS 2024 calendar and diary collection. Trying to reduce the environmental impact of the RHS Shows has been a priority for many years, and the next show will see the investment in time and expertise begin to pay off, as garden builds and relocations are focused on green goals. Gemma explains, “This year we are working closely with all our garden designers to bring the most sustainable gardens we can to the show. They are using eco- techniques, low carbon materials and processes that are not only reducing their impact on the environment, but also reducing our waste at the end of the show. Additionally, if you want to develop a more relaxed, wildflower-friendly lawn, then feeding is not required. Perpetual strawberries – sometimes called everbearers, they produce small flushes of fruit over a long period, from early summer until the first autumn frosts. The crops are not as large as summer-fruiting varieties, the fruits are smaller and plants are less likely to produce runners. The collection features beautiful photographic images of the RHS Gardens, RHS Chelsea Flower Show and striking plant portraits, alongside illustrative images selected from the RHS Lindley Collections – the world’s finest collection of botanical art.All the main garden categories are returning in 2024. As well as the Show Gardens along Main Avenue, Sanctuary and Feature Gardens explore themes through horticulture, while the All About Plants area in the Floral Marquee focuses onplanting. Some bulbs, such as winter aconites, bluebells and snowdrops, are thought to be best planted, moved or divided ‘in the green’, when flowering is over but they are still in leaf. However, dried bulbs are often offered and can be successful. In containers If the ground is moist or the bulbs are autumn-planted, watering is not critical. Otherwise water straight after planting

We are proving that great design and sustainability go hand in hand”– Gemma Lake, Chelsea Show Manager The greenest Chelsea yet Place the bulbs in the hole with their ‘nose’, or shoot, facing upwards. Space them at least twice the bulb’s own width apart

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Aim to plant in groups of at least six, as the more bulbs that are grouped together, the better the display. Typically, 25 to 50 bulbs may be needed to make an impressive show. For bulbs that are only going to spend one season in their container, use a mix of three parts multi-purpose compost with one part grit. For long-term container displays, use three parts John Innes No 2 compost mixed with one part grit

Of course, discard any that are soft or rotten first but the remainder are worth a go, even if they have started to sprout. Some bulbs store longer than others (tulip compared to daffodil, for instance) so it will be a bit hit and miss. If you are relying on a display maybe top up with potted bulbs from the garden centre. Watering - particularly containers, and new plants, preferably with grey recycled water or stored rainwater Choose a specific spring/summer lawn fertiliser and apply it at the manufacturer’s recommended rate in mid-spring, while the lawn is green and actively growing (usually late March/April). These feeds are high in nitrogen, to boost leafy growth, and usually release their nutrients slowly over several months Be aware that artificial fertilisers take a lot of energy to manufacture and may have detrimental effects on the environment, so only apply if required and use the minimum amount to keep your grass in good shape – see our guide to using fertilisersand our guide to organic gardening See the horticultural classification of genera with large numbers of cultivars (for example, which tulips are Fringed, Lily-flowered, Triumph or Parrot cultivars)Summer-fruiting strawberries – these are the most popular type and produce the largest fruit. They have a short but heavy cropping period of two or three weeks. There are early-, mid- and late-fruiting cultivars, cropping from early to mid-summer. If covered with cloches or grown in a greenhouse from late winter, they will provide even earlier harvests. This year at Chelsea, I am really looking forward to seeing some of our key RHS messages take centre stage,from education to science to community,”says show manager Gemma Lake.“We will have a bumper show,full of our favourite growers, designers, florists and scientists – the Great Pavilion will be overflowing with scent and colour.” Plant strawberries in mid-spring or in late summer/early autumn – no later than the first week of September innorthern Britain and the second week of September in southern regions. Planting in August or early September gives them longer to get established before fruiting, so they should produce a better crop.