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Planting and potting

Properly repotting a plant is vital to avoid stressing it out. You might need to repot if your plant is overgrown, or if you're changing décor. We can show you how to do it properly.

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Advice & inspiration

Pot plants

Choosing the right pot for your crop

Home-grown vegetables and herbs are essential for the food lover and amateur cook and, luckily, they are easy to grow in pots. Potted food gardens are portable, versatile and perfect for backyards...

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Caring for potted veggies and herbs

Home grown herbs and vegetables are a tasty addition to the family diet and growing them in pots is a great way to have...

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how to repot your plant

Repotting keeps plants healthy

Why is repotting so necessary? Plants growing in pots from very small (50mm diameter) to very large (half wine barrels...

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Potting a Plant

How to Repot Plants in 6 Simple Steps

Whether you're starting a plant collection from scratch, or wanting to move a beloved plant into a new pot, knowing how...

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Plant Propagation: Learn How to Propagate Plants

Plant Propagation: Learn How to Propagate Plants

Plant propagation is a great way to make new plants for free! Propagation can be done either by collecting seeds, taking...

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pizza pot

How to Grow Your Own Pizza Pots

If your kids (or you) like pizza, then growing your own pizza veggies and herbs is a must! Follow Melissa King's easy...

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diy pallet garden

How To Make A Pallet Garden In 5 Steps

Making a pallet garden bed is really quick and easy. You’ll use old wooden pallets, which provide a readymade wooden...

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cut flower garden

10 Cut Flower Garden Ideas

Flowers picked fresh from the garden bring vibrancy and life into the home! A cut flower garden not only looks beautiful...

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15 Shade Loving Plants That’ll Brighten Up Your Garden

15 Shade Loving Plants That’ll Brighten Up Your Garden

All gardens have their tricky spots, whether too dry, too hot, too shady, or too damp. Shady areas can be due to...

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Bulb Planting Guide

Melissa King’s Bulb Planting Guide

Nothing says Spring quite like drifts of flowering Daffodils or big bold Tulips and what would Summer and Autumn be...

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Flowering Bulb Garden Design

Melissa King’s Top 5 Ways to Display Bulbs

By Melissa King With so many varieties of bulbs out there, it’s easy to get overwhelmed or carried away! To help get you...

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Tips For Growing Healthy Plants & Veggies

Garden Smarter, Not Harder with Melissa King

Follow Melissa King’s Top 6 Tips for having healthy plants and a bumper crop in the veggie patch! 1. Healthy Soil =...

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Teacup succulent planter

Create Your Own Succulent Teacup Planter

Our favourite things about cacti and succulents are their unique shapes, colours, textures and most of all, their...

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garden planter box

Monthly Planting Calendar (downloadable)

Growing your own vegetables and fruits is rewarding, but it takes quite a bit of experience and know-how to do it...

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Indoor plants

Health benefits of indoor plants

After being in the wilderness for the past few decades, indoor plants are back in vogue as indoor décor and more of us...

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Growing Beautiful Roses at Home

The Experts Guide to Growing Beautiful Roses at Home

Ever walked past a public garden and noticed how beautiful their rose arrangements looked? Or have you ever glanced over...

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