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Daisy, Daisy plant me in your garden do... A superb choice for plant of the month. Daisies look stunning in the summer sun and are a great splash of colour in the canvas of your garden. Perfect for adding colour and attracting wildlife such as bees and butterflies.

Plant of the Month for August - Daisies

Add a taste of the tropics to your garden with our selection of discounted garden palms. Our range of palms are perfect to create that Mediterranean feel and look in your garden. Try a large potted palm as feature in your summer entertaining space creating both dappled shade and a talking point! Combine Trachycarpus, Chamerops, Phormiums, Bamboos, Fatsias, tree ferns and Hostas to create a lush tropical jungle garden look. Call in and see what's on sale at Lakeside and bring that holiday vibe to your garden.

August Promotion - Up to 50% off ALL Palms

For our REGISTERED Garden Club members a 6-pack of Henry Bell Superior Fat Balls are half price this month. These premium quality, highly nutritious fat balls are packed full of cereals, seeds, fats and oils (vegetable origin) providing a great year-round source of energy for the wild birds in your garden! Best placed in a feeder or on a bird table.

Exclusive Garden Club Offer - 1/2 Price Henry Bell 6-pack Fat Balls

After a good summer of getting the best out of your lawn, it's time to start thinking about preparing it for winter. There are a few simple steps you can take to ensure your grass stays green and healthy for those cosy autumn evenings and in preparation to bounce back in the spring. September into October is the time to start thinking about scarifying and aerating your lawn, using a fork on compacted areas. A layer of top dressing, followed by an Autumn lawn feed will ensure the roots are still growing strong throughout the winter ready for the spring. For further expert advice and tips call into Lakeside and ask a member of our team.

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Here’s how to get your garden staycation-ready and some great ideas for holiday fun on your own doorstep.&nbsp;

This summer, don’t spend your precious holiday time stuck in traffic or standing in airport queues. Step outside to your own garden and have a fantastic stress-free staycation at home. Here’s how to get your garden staycation-ready and some great ideas for holiday fun on your own doorstep.&nbsp;
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Before your holiday starts, set aside a few hours to prepare your staycation garden space. Think of all that time you’re saving on not being stuck in holiday traffic or at an airport, and use some of it to get your staycation space ready instead. Tidy away any stray garden tools and other bits and pieces lying about the garden. Schedule a trip to your local recycling centre to get rid of things you no longer need. Mow the lawn so that it’s off your conscience. Once you’re on holiday, you don’t want to be reminded of work!&nbsp;
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Do some grocery shopping to have a good supply of your favourite holiday snacks, and check out some delivery options to have a favourite meal delivered. Italian one night, Chinese the next – your staycation virtual travel budget knows no limits!
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If you have the space, set aside an area of the garden for your staycation, where no work is allowed. Choose somewhere with easy access to the kitchen for essential holiday snacks and cool drinks from the fridge. Set up deckchairs, string a hammock between trees or just lay out a rug and some cushions, and you’re all set for your staycation.
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Turn your seating area into your favourite holiday destination. Add a Mediterranean touch with colourful geraniums in terracotta pots, or go for a seaside destination with blue and white throws on the furniture and candle lanterns on the tables. Add a few strings of fairy lights to give those long summer evenings a magical feel.
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Go camping in your own backyard. Set up tents in the garden, dig out the barbeque or splash out on a fire pit and sit around the fire in the evening toasting marshmallows and stargazing before snuggling up in your sleeping bags for the night. And there’s no need to queue for the loo in the morning!
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Hire a projector and set up your own outdoor cinema. A white sheet fixed to a wall or fence makes a perfect screen. Fill bowls with your favourite popcorn flavour and invite a few friends to enjoy movie night!
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Keep the kids entertained with a treasure hunt through the garden, and fill up a paddling pool, so they have somewhere to cool off on sunny days. You might enjoy it yourselves as well!
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Create your own sports tournament. There’s no shortage of sports to pick, from darts and badminton to croquet, quoits or even Twister! Don’t forget the awards ceremony and a bottle of something fizzy for the winners’ celebrations.
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Our centre is packed with ideas for summer fun in the garden, so visit us today and get the holiday started!

Garden staycation ideas

Try incorporating some grasses into your garden with one of these tall grass varieties.&nbsp;

These top 5 tall grass varieties will add height, texture, sound and beauty to your garden and will look great growing alone or as part of a bigger planting scheme. Grasses can grow in containers with the right care and thrive for many years. Some of the most beautiful garden schemes are planted with grasses, from prairie planting to formal borders. Grasses give interest most of the year, and some will even flower as well. Try incorporating some grasses into your garden with one of these tall varieties.&nbsp;
<h2>Five tall grass varieties</h2>
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<li>Miscanthus sinensis (Silvergrass)&nbsp;</li>
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This grass has tall, upright stems and big fluffy flowers. It grows as a clump and can be split to make more plants. The good thing about Silvergrass is that there are actually many varieties to choose from, including some with stripes on the leaves, various colours and more flowers. It means there is one for every gardener. Silvergrass will need full sun and grow in most fertile soils up to about 1.8m tall.
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<li>Stipa gigantia (Giant oat grass)</li>
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This plant is named Giant oat grass because the flowers look like oat flower heads but giant! They grow above the mound of green foliage and rustle in the wind. Grow them in borders, but towards the back, as it can grow to 2.5m in height as long as it is planted in full sun.&nbsp;
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<li>Cortaderia (Pampass Grass)</li>
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Probably the best known of all grasses, the Pampas grass was a must-have in the 70s and is still grown in large gardens today. It is a clump-forming evergreen with tall, silvery recognisable flowers. It has been used as a focal point or in borders and needs fertile soil and full sun. It will grow up to 2.5m tall. There are more compact varieties, such as Cortaderia pumila, which is more compact.
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<li>Carex (Sedge Grass)</li>
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This is an excellent grass for growing in pots and containers and borders because there are so many to choose from. Mostly evergreen, they are available in a variety of colours from green to bronze with variegated options as well. Plant Carex in fertile, moist soil and they will grow up to 1.2m tall depending on the variety and where it is planted.
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<li>Pennisetum (Fountain Grass)</li>
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With a whole mix of colours to choose from, Fountain grasses can have pink or purple, green or white flowers that look feathery and appear in summer to autumn from green foliage. They can look dramatic on a border or a large container. They tend to grow best in free draining soil that isn’t too wet.&nbsp;
Find our selection of grasses in store when you visit us next.

Welcome to the Lakeside Plant and Garden Centre

Plants and garden care

Garden Features and Furniture

Green fields

Our Garden Club

Seasonal and Special Offers

Exclusive Garden Club Offer - 1/2 Price Henry Bell 6-pack Fat Balls

Lakeside Recommends... Thinking about Autumn Lawn Care

Plant of the Month for August - Daisies

August Promotion - Up to 50% off ALL Palms

Exclusive Garden Club Offer - 1/2 Price Henry Bell 6-pack Fat Balls

Lakeside Recommends... Thinking about Autumn Lawn Care

Plant of the Month for August - Daisies

August Promotion - Up to 50% off ALL Palms

Exclusive Garden Club Offer - 1/2 Price Henry Bell 6-pack Fat Balls

Lakeside Recommends... Thinking about Autumn Lawn Care

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Top 5 tall grass varieties