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The quickest and most effective way to encourage birds into your garden is to put food out for them. Whatever your reason for wanting to do this, whether it be because you enjoy birdwatching and would like to observe them and their intriguing behaviours more closely, or…

For most, the excitement and fun of Christmas is all over by the 25th. But for us here at Hall’s, it continues well after the festive season and even into the new year! That’s because every January we fl y to the Netherlands to visit the Kaemingk Showroom, located in…

As winter is generally the best time of the year to prune shrubs and trees, we usually wait for the leaves to fall from the trees before getting out our clean sharp secateurs and loppers.

Pruning leads to healthy new growth, encourages the formation of fruit…

Roses are regularly voted the nation's favourite plant. With such a fantastic variety of colour, scent, size and habit, it's no wonder that there's a rose to suit every garden. 

Cultivated for hundreds of years there is now a huge choice of over 4000 varieties…

The beauty of one particular Clematis has enchanted David Hall for many years, Clematis sieboldii or “Florida Bi-Colour” is his queen of the climbers and here he explains why it captivated him.

There are keen gardeners who like to cultivate many different variants…

Gardening really is good for you. Whether this is backed up by research findings or a fact that you intuitively know is true, there's no doubt that even only a few hours a week in the garden is beneficial for both mind and body.

Stress levels, in a world that's as…

At this time of the year everything in the garden should be flourishing, including unfortunately weeds. Here we consider the options on how to prevent and remove these unwanted intruders.

Weeds compete with your ornamental plants and vegetables for moisture,…

Hanging baskets are such a quintessential part of the British summer, bright and colourful they really light up the landscape with natural vibrancy. We have got a few suggestions on the most effective planting techniques.

To create a substantial display you need a…

Choosing the correct compost is important as its make-up must reflect the needs of different plants at various stages of their life cycle. This is our guide to the various composts that match a plant's individual requirements.

Different composts are designed to…

King Canute discovered that you can’t hold back time and tide, and, when the clocks go back, however much you want the summer to continue, you realise that autumn is upon us.

It’s not all bad news, there’s nothing to match walking through woods, a chill in the air…

You may well have received a citrus plant as a present at Christmas or the New Year. We share our knowledge on how best to look after these attractive plants that will bear fruit if provided with ideal environment.

To avoid disappointment make sure that your plant…

If you're like us, then we're sure you're starting to prepare for the big day, gathering decorations, presents and thinking about what size Turkey you'll need for your Christmas dinner. Amongst all of the prepartions, one of the most enjoyable things to do is decorating…

Hydrangeas are a popular garden shrub due in no small part to the fantastic range of colours they produce on large flowerheads and their hardiness in British conditions.  Being deciduous, hydrangeas also put on a good show of colour in their autumn foliage. While…

Hall's Garden Centre has always maintained close links with the local community and we are enthusiastically supporting Sutton Coldfield's entry into this year's Britain in Bloom competition.

This is the first time Sutton Coldfield has entered Britain in Bloom,…

It was a trip to East Africa that initially sparked our partner David Hall's interest in the agapanthus, and twenty eight years later his enthusiasm for these beautiful 'Lilies of the Nile' culminated in his wife bursting into tears of joy.

Since that inspirational…

Last weekend on Saturday 21st October, the Friends of Mossy Bank group met up along with residents from the local area, councilors, Sutton Coldfield park rangers and our very own David Coton from Hall's Garden Supplies in order to spend a few hours initiating a…