Gerbera-Red

Plants for colour in June

Posted on June 10, 2014

June is here and summer is just around the corner. Hopefully the weather will be kind and provide us with long sunny days to enjoy working and relaxing in our gardens.   Greenshutters Garden Centre is full-to-bursting with beautiful plants for your garden. We have a good...

Blue-Hydrangea

How do I make a Hydrangea turn from pink to blue?

Posted on June 4, 2014

Hydrangeas need two conditions to turn from pink to blue: they need an acid soil and aluminium or iron salts in the soil.   What is an acid soil?   In chemistry lessons at school, we all learnt that distilled water has a neutral pH of 7. In horticulture,...