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If you&rsquo;re lucky enough to have a garden that gets full sun, there&rsquo;s a huge range of plants you can grow. Most flowering plants are happy in the sun, and here are some that just love to soak up those rays.&nbsp;

If you&rsquo;re lucky enough to have a garden that gets full sun, there&rsquo;s a huge range of plants you can grow. Most flowering plants are happy in the sun, and here are some that just love to soak up those rays.&nbsp;

<h2>Sun-loving herbs</h2>

Mediterranean herbs including rosemary, thyme, lavender and oregano all love the sun, and will also grow in relatively poor soil, making them very easy to grow in any garden. As well as being useful in the kitchen, these herbs also have beautiful flowers that look good in the garden and are fantastic for bees and other pollinators.

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<h2>Drought tolerant plants&nbsp;</h2>

The downside of a garden in full sun is that everything can get very hot and dry in summer. If you don&rsquo;t want to have to spend all your time watering, it&rsquo;s a good idea to incorporate some drought-tolerant plants. Here are a few to start off with:

<ul>
	<li>Stachys byzantina (lamb&rsquo;s ears): a beautiful groundcover plant with large silvery leaves covered in tiny soft hairs, giving them their common name of lamb&rsquo;s ear. They produce short purple flowerspires in summer, but the real attraction is the silvery foliage.</li>
	<li>Sedum (now called Hylotelephium, also known as stonecrop): succulents with fleshy green or purple leaves and clusters of flowers in late summer that are a magnet for bees.</li>
	<li>Cistus (rock rose): an evergreen shrub covered in large pink or white flowers in summer.</li>
	<li>Eryngium: a sun-loving perennial with fabulous steel-blue spiky flowers that bees love.</li>
	<li>Lychnis coronaria: a perennial that self-seeds liberally, with silver foliage and bright pink or pure white flowers in summer.</li>
</ul>

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<h2>How to be waterwise</h2>

Sunny gardens will need some watering, but with water becoming a precious resource it&rsquo;s important to use it effectively. Here are few simple ways to be more waterwise in your garden.

<ul>
	<li>Mulch beds annually with a thick layer of organic matter such as well-rotted farmyard manure or compost. This improves soil structure and helps the soil retain moisture, reducing the need to water beds during dry periods. Ideally, do your mulching in autumn or early winter once all your perennials have been cut back and you have space to work in the bed. With a bit of luck, earthworms and other soil organisms will help work the mulch into the soil over winter. You can also mulch in spring.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>When watering in new shrubs and trees, give them a thorough watering every few days. This encourages the roots to grow deep and is better for your plants than a little watering every day.</li>
	<li>Water in the morning or evening when it&rsquo;s cooler and less water will be lost through evaporation.</li>
	<li>Install a water butt to collect rainwater for use in dry periods.</li>
</ul>

Do you want to learn more about water-wisely gardening? <a href="https://www.trowbridgegardencentre.co.uk/news/106/Get%20water%20wise" title="Read our article about getting water-wise">Read our article about getting water-wise</a>.

<h2>Get your goods at Trowbridge</h2>

Buy sun-loving and drought-tolerant plants at our garden centre. We have water cans, water butts, water hoses and many more to water your garden wisely.&nbsp;Get your garden looking great this summer with some sun-loving plants from our exciting range. Visit our centre at Trowbridge-Wiltshire soon to see what&rsquo;s new!

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Our national team made it through the first round of the European Championships. We want to introduce you to a creative way to support our national team. Here&#39;s how to support our team through the rest of the European Championships.

Our national team made it through the first round of the European Championships. We want to introduce you to a creative way to support our national team. Here&#39;s how to support our team through the rest of the European Championships. Trowbridge Garden Centre&nbsp;has many options to add some colour to your garden and support the team at the same time. We have a stunning range of white and red coloured summer-blooming flowers. Hopefully, we will make it through the quarter-finals. From all of us at Trowbridge, we wish our team good luck.

<h2>Trowbridge Garden Centre supports the national team</h2>

At our garden centre, we are all transformed into football supporters, as our national team has made it through the next round. The first few games were very exciting, and we&rsquo;re looking forward to seeing many more fantastic games. You can either decorate your house or garden with plastic flags in red and white. It doesn&rsquo;t mind how, but you have to support our team anyhow!&nbsp;A more sustainable way to support our national team is by planting white and red plants or flowers. At our garden centre, you find several white-coloured and red-coloured flowers that will thrive in your garden.&nbsp;

<h2>Red flowers that support the national team</h2>

If you&rsquo;re looking for the perfect red flowers, here&rsquo;s our list with some favourites:

<ol>
	<li>
	Dahlia: one of the most versatile flowers. With dozens of varieties available, we can&rsquo;t just point out one red type. Just visit our garden centre and discover all of the red varieties we have in stock. Dahlias show beautiful petal formations and some will bloom until autumn.
	</li>
	<li>
	Begonia: this flower is easy to grow and will bloom for a long time. The only thing you should do is taking out the dead flowers, leaves and stems on a regular base, to truly make the plant thrive.
	</li>
	<li>
	Azalea: this species belongs to the popular rhododendron family, and requires little care. Grow this low-maintenance azalea in acidic, well-drained soil and it will thrive all summer.
	</li>
</ol>

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<h2>White flowers that support the national team</h2>

If you&rsquo;re looking for white flowers to support our national team, here are our favourites:

<ol>
	<li>
	Foxglove: a biennial plant that produces only foliage the first season and blooms fantastic white, long stems with bell-shaped flowers. We have different varieties available.
	</li>
	<li>
	Zinnia: a traditional flower that can&rsquo;t be missed in any garden. This low-maintenance flower is easy and generous. This low-growing variety will cover your border with daisy-like flowers and will bloom all summer.
	</li>
	<li>
	Hydrangea: you almost find a hydrangea in every garden, and we totally understand why. Hydrangeas come in many varieties, from panicle hydrangeas to smooth hydrangeas and from oakleaf hydrangeas to climbing hydrangeas. We have a white pall for your garden!
	</li>
</ol>

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<h2>Buy red and white flowers to support the national team at Trowbridge</h2>

We offer a wide range of white and red flowers that will look fantastic in your garden, and support our national team at the same time. We stock both perennial and annual flowers. Pick your favourites from our range and add a little spark to your garden. As long as our national team is still in the European Championships, we will continue offering white and red flowers. Go team, go!

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How to support our national team

Water is one of our most precious resources, and as summers get hotter and drier, we need to use water wisely in our gardens. These simple tips will help you give your plants the water they need with as little waste as possible.

Water is one of our most precious resources, and as summers get hotter and drier, we need to use water wisely in our gardens. These simple tips will help you give your plants the water they need with as little waste as possible.

<h2>Save water by improving your soil</h2>

One of the best ways to use water effectively in the garden is to improve your soil by adding organic material, like well-rotted farmyard manure, leaf mould or compost. This improves the soil structure, helping light soils hold on to moisture to need less watering. It also helps heavy clay soils to drain better.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Mulching soil helps to stop moisture from evaporating. It&rsquo;s best to do this in spring when the soil is still damp from the winter rains. Compost and bark chippings make good mulches. Apply a thick layer of mulch, at least 5cm (2in).&nbsp;

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<h2>How to water effectively</h2>

<ul>
	<li>
	Water in the early morning or the evening, so the water doesn&rsquo;t evaporate in the heat of the sun before it has a chance to reach the plants&rsquo; roots.
	</li>
	<li>
	Give newly planted shrubs and trees a good soak every few days. This encourages the roots to grow deep into the soil, making the plants more resilient in times of drought. Avoid watering little and often, as this tends just to wet the soil&#39;s surface, encouraging plant roots to stay shallow.
	</li>
	<li>
	Drip irrigation systems are more efficient at watering than sprinklers, getting water directly to the plants&rsquo; roots.&nbsp;
	</li>
	<li>
	A tip when growing thirsty vegetables like courgettes is to create a reservoir next to each plant. Cut a plastic bottle in half, remove the cap and bury the top half of the bottle upside down next to the plant. When watering, fill the bottle, and the water will soak out into the soil right next to the plants&rsquo; roots.
	</li>
	<li>
	Add water-retaining gel to potting compost in hanging baskets and containers.&nbsp;
	</li>
	<li>
	Install a rainwater butt connected to a downpipe to collect the rainwater that runs off your roof, and use this to water your plants.
	</li>
</ul>

<img alt="Drip irrigation system - Trowbridge" src="https://www.trowbridgegardencentre.co.uk/files/images/Drip%20irrigation%20system%20-%20Trowbridge.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Drip irrigation system - Trowbridge" />

<h2>Drought-tolerant plants</h2>

Drought-tolerant plants have evolved structures that help them survive periods without water, so planting a few of these in your garden means less time spent watering.&nbsp;

Plants like thyme and rosemary have small leaves to reduce the amount of water lost through the leaf surface. Stachys byzantina (lambs ears) has leaves covered in tiny hairs, which also reduces water loss. Succulents like sempervivums and sedums have fleshy leaves that can store water for use in dry seasons.&nbsp;

These drought-resistant plants will look good in any garden:

<ul>
	<li>Perovskia (Russian sage)</li>
	<li>Lavender</li>
	<li>Hardy geraniums (cranesbills)</li>
	<li>Nepeta (catmint)</li>
	<li>Cistus (rockrose)</li>
	<li>Eryngium (sea holly)</li>
	<li>Verbascum (mullein)</li>
	<li>Sedum/Hylotelephium (stonecrop)</li>
</ul>

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<h2>Learn how to make your garden water-wise</h2>

You can learn more about how to make your garden water-wise at our garden centre in Trowbridge-Wiltshire. We do our best to inspire our customers on water-wise gardening. Discover our assortment of drought-tolerant plants and get yourself a rain barrel or drip irrigation system. Ask our staff for help, if needed, and get started in the garden.&nbsp;If you&rsquo;d like to add some drought-tolerant plants to your garden, visit our centre to see our extensive range. We have plants to suit every garden!

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