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Keeping blooms bursting with life and staying on top of cropping means there’s plenty to keep you busy in the summer.

There is plenty of goodness in gardening, and here are some of the top ways you can benefit from getting into your...

Whether inside or out, if you’re giving growing at home a go, I’ve got the very best practices for plentiful plants.

Butterflies and bees love alliums, and even the dried flowerheads look beautiful in the border.

Are you a skilled botanist or do plants struggle to stick around in your company? We've created this quiz to help those...

For over 100 years, Chelsea Flower Show has been a place where plants have been exhibited and garden designs have been...

One of the joys of indoor gardening is that you can enjoy it all year round. With houseplants bringing visual therapy...

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Pumpkins aren’t only for Halloween carving, they are a very tasty and useful vegetable. They can be stored for months...

Interest in ‘Homegrown’ continues to rise and growing your own super tasty and healthy fruit and vegetables at home is...

Asparagus is a long-term crop, usually providing up to 20 years of delicious spears if you plant well and care for the...

No summer salad is complete without juicy home-grown tomatoes picked at their peak of maturity, fresh from the vine...

From chunky soups to winter salads, there are so many ways to use winter vegetables. Including yummy creamy pumpkin...

Unless you live in the desert there’s quite a high chance that your garden, patio or even allotment has some shade. It...

Fresh fruit and vegetables picked straight from the garden have a flavour second to none. Every small garden or patio...

When you think of citrus fruit, oranges and lemons immediately spring to mind. But it’s possible to grow much more than...

Thanksgiving dinner, the way the Pilgrims did it compared to today has a great deal of similarities.

Home brewing and creating your own beer has been a pastime for centuries.

When Halloween comes, most you may be heading out at the last minute seeking a pumpkin or two, only to find that they...

Carrots are relatively easy to grow and can be sown regularly throughout the season for an abundance of carrot crops...