The East Anglian Daily Times asked Katie's Garden for advice on how to keep gardening enjoyable in later life. Susie's article 'Gardening in the Golden Years' appears in today's issue.

Tips include recommendations of longer flowering and lower maintenance perennials and shrubs; ensuring raised beds really are raised high enough and that pots are as large as possible to ease watering and improve growing. Easy care Grow Your Own suggestions and, if space allows a flowering cherry, crab apple or rowan tree which gives several seasons of interest and is wildlife friendly too are included too. But most importantly making time to enjoy your outdoor space  with your favourite plants - and with family and friends!  

Read the full article here: ​Gardening in the Golden Years - Katie's Garden Plant Centre

We're looking forward to this Sunday's Open Garden event at Columbine Hall, Stowupland, in aid of St Elizabeth Hospice. As plant partners to the Great Garden Trail, Katie's Garden is running a full plant stall filled with freshly grown cottage garden perennials, alpines, herbs,  shrubs, patio plants, GYO veg  & more! 

Head Gardener Kate promises it will be 'our BIGGEST open gardens day EVER on Sunday April 26th 12-5pm all in aid of St. Elizabeth Hospice. There’ll be local nurseries with plants for sale, craft and artisan stalls and refreshments. Plus five acres of gardens to explore including our parterre, bog garden, walled kitchen garden, wildflower meadow, two newly built bridges across our moat and creation of our new Italianate style walled garden. £5 each - no need to book. Under 16’s free - dogs on leads welcome. It will be lovely to see you all at Columbine Hall, Stowupland IP14 4AT.' 

A quintessential Suffolk afternoon out, welcoming, relaxed and enjoyable with something for everyone - we hope to see you there!  

Learn about other venues and events where you'll find our plants this summer here:  Shops and shows

The first patio and basket plants are ready!  We are open every day of the holiday weekend including Easter Sunday. 

There is now plenty of colour in shophouse, with our Early Bird basket and patio plants now ready for planting up - just remember to protect from frosts - which could strike for another 6 weeks! 

Our bedding plants are grown in quality compost with long-release fertiliser, and many have water-retaining gel mixed in too, to produce strong, healthy plants that will give you the best chance of gardening success.

You'll find the veg plants indoors too, alongside a refreshed range of seeds, tools, sundries and patio pots.

And outside,  our perennial A-Zs,  both 1L & 2-3L sizes are full of freshly grown plants.