Blogs

• By John Cullen Gardens Admin
• Jan 16, 2025

We are regularly asked at shows and events about buying plants online, and many people are surprised to learn that we ship plants all over the UK. Many people link the practice of shipping plants to the COVID pandemic, when so many companies had no choice but to distribute their...

• By John Cullen Gardens Admin
• Nov 20, 2024

I am often asked how I ended up in rural South Lincolnshire surrounded by 1000s of plants. Admittedly, horticulture wasn’t my first career - and not something I did in a professional capacity until my early 40’s - but I have always had a passion for plants. This passion was...

• By John Cullen
• Jul 25, 2024

Well, that was a long, wet winter… Well, what a past nine months we have had. Climate change certainly seems to be biting us hard here in Lincolnshire, having experienced one of the wettest winters on record. For the first time since we moved here in 2015, we had puddles...

• By John Cullen
• Feb 05, 2024

We consider basil as the herb that signifies that summer is coming. Although it is only an annual herb, it will serve you all summer long and into autumn too. I also grow extra to dry for over winter, but I never seem to dry enough and am always longing...

• By John Cullen
• Jan 22, 2024

The humble chive is such an easy herb to grow. It always amazes me when people say that they never use chives for cooking. They are, I feel, a much-underused herb in the kitchen. There are two forms of chives, your regular chives, and garlic chives – often referred to...

• By John Cullen
• Jan 08, 2024

Mint is another of our must-have plants to grow. It is such a generous herb and can be used in so many ways. The first rule with mint is never to plant it into the ground otherwise you will end up with only mint in your garden. Instead, you must...