Gardening by Region
Regional gardening guides for the UK — frost dates, soil conditions and the best plants for your part of the country.
Gardening in Scotland
Scotland's gardens face cooler summers, shorter growing seasons and colder winters than most of the UK — but enjoy wonderfully long midsummer daylight…
RegionGardening in North West England
The North West is cool and one of the wettest parts of England, with mild coastal winters but high rainfall inland and over the hills. Moisture-loving…
RegionGardening in South East England
The South East is the UK's warmest and driest region, with long, hot summers — though inland winters can still bring sharp frosts. Drought-tolerant an…
RegionGardening in London
London's urban heat-island effect makes it the UK's mildest place to garden — winters run several degrees warmer than the surrounding countryside, so …
RegionGardening in the South West
The mild, moist South West — especially Cornwall and the coast — is the UK's banana belt, with near-frost-free pockets that grow subtropical and exoti…