Latest News, Blogs and Plant related articles
We've brought together all our more general articles on plant care and news from the nursery but if you're looking for more about who we are visit our About Us page here or for more detailed care information on our plants including videos on citrus tree care and pest advice please do see our dedicated care pages.

Nov 2023 - Why choose plants over flowers?
Instead of sending a bouquet, consider instead a potted plant. Plants are longer lasting, more eco- friendly, have well being benefits and they are simply gorgeous!
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Nov 2023 Brilliant British Grown Orchids
A guaranteed windowsill glory is the gorgeous moth orchid, familiar to many of us thanks to its arching stems and elegant blooms.
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Oct 2023 - Wow 19 years and still counting
Another year has flown by and of course we had to mark the occasion with cake!
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Sep 2023 - Best Plants for small spaces
We don't all have room or time to tend to a massive garden, but there are lots of great plants that will thrive in a more compact space. Here we highlight 5 of the best plants when space is tight.
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Aug 2023 - Best Plants for 1st Time Growers
Gardening is the perfect escape from the fast-paced, digital world we live in. Every day, more and more people are starting their plant parent journey ... but where to start?
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Aug 2023 - All about Photosynthesis
Plants have an incredible superpower. They can convert carbon dioxide in the atmosphere into oxygen. Here we’ll delve into the amazing process of photosynthesis, explore the role of chlorophyll and how helpful plants are in the carbon cycle.
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Jul 2023 - Top tips on Caring for your plants
All our plant gifts of course, come with full care instructions, but sometimes we get asked for general tips on how best to look after plants so we've brought together our top tips and guidelines on how to be the very best plant parent.
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Jul 2023 - Top 10 Low Maintenance Plants
We know sometimes life can just feel too busy, so we've brought together our recommendations for the very easiest house and garden plants to look after. These low maintenance plants make great gifts for the less than green fingered!
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Jul 2023 - Top 10 Pet Friendly Plants
We get asked all the time if our plant gifts are safe for dogs and cats, so we've drawn up a shortlist of 10 great plant gifts that are safe and suitable for pet owners and also some of the plants to avoid.
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Jun 2023 - Curry leaf plants are back!
We're so delighted to have finally increased our production of these popular plants. Fabulous gifts for chefs and foodies, if you haven't yet tried cooking with these fantastic herb you really should...
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Jun 2023 - Our top 10 most popular plant gifts
Lemon Trees are consistently our most popular plant month in, month out. Find out what else makes it in to our top 10 most popular plant gifts at Plants4Presents
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Jun 23 - Emily's Pick of the best for Father's Day
In this scorching hot weather we have some great sun loving options for Dads for Father's Day. In this video Emily rounds up 5 off the best plants for delivery this weekend.
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Jun 2023 - Best Plants for Bedrooms
In the recent hot weather, it's even more important that our bedrooms are calm, cool and tranquil places to rest from the hecticness of life. Find out more about the fantastic benefits plants can bring to your sleeping space.
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May 2023 - Announcing our new VIP Business club
Are you responsible for buying gifts in your company? Not feeling inspired by gift vouchers and traditional hampers? Sign up to our VIP club today and we'll send you a gorgeous desktop plant and an exclusive 10% discount card.
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Oct 2022 - Visiting Peter Eastwood Plants
Libby and Emily visited our local Poinsettia grower to see how this years crop is coming along.
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Oct 2022 - Celebrating 18 years in business
Plants4Presents was launched officially on the 27th October 2004 and we're delighted to still be here and growing 18 years later.
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Jul 2022 - Team visit to Hampton Court
We've heaps going on at the nursery this month from installing new vent motors and irrigation systems to building new shade areas for our expanding houseplant range, so it was fabulous to get away for a fun day out at Hampton Court.
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