your favourite gardening websites?

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hi all- please share your favourite gardening websites/blogs- either for inspiration or practical information, tips etc- many thanks-

It's not a blog, but I love pinterest for garden ideas!

I look at crocus.co.uk quite a lot (and buy quite a lot from them as they stock some things I find hard to get hold of). They are more expensive than local garden centres though. I also tweet them (for instance if I want to know what sort of plant I have) and they are responsive.

Pinterest for me too. I find it really good at clarifying what it is I like! I always thought I didn't really have a style but pinterest has shown me what I like... In gardens, interior decor, fashion..

I buy loads of seeds from a company called Seedaholic and they send out fantastic information sheets with each veriety which give a double A5 sheet of interesting stuff.. Love it!

I love Seedaholic too, and the service is very efficient. Crocus I have only bought bulbs from but they were so much better than the cheaper ones from Homebase or the local garden centre. I also like Sarah Raven as I think she has great taste. Some thing are expensive but not everything. The constant offers get wearing though...

Oh and Hayloft plants- they do collections of plants in large plugs which have a far better chance of surviving than the teeny weeny Thompson & Morgan ones. They often don't survive their journey.

Thanks all-very helpful!

Crocus very good. Just delivered some really nice plants to me.

David Austin Roses - I spend hours on the website just looking. I want to buy everything. Just bought quite a lot of his bare root roses and I still have some room left for a few more. .

Oh, and a shout out for Long Acre plants for shade gardening. I got a ton of stuff from there from DH for Valentine's day, and every plant has been really strong with a fantastic root system. Best plants I've had in ages from anywhere.

sarah raven, crocus, endless evenings on Pinterest and Gardenista is great for a bit of everything - lots of features on gardens, designers, landscaping and design etc. and yes to david austin too - hours spent dreaming on there....

I love Pinterest for ideas for my garden as well. Also Crocus but I am disappointed that they haven't changed any of the pre-planned border designs for years. I don't buy the but I like to look at them for inspiration and ideas when I am planning a new border. Their plant quality is generally excellent though.

I like garden-web but I like the garden junk forum. There are loads of different forums on there, something for everyone.