Caring for Plants, Trees and Shrubs

Advice & inspiration

A fast growing hedge will increase privacy, while also adding texture and interest to your landscaping.

No matter what the size or design of your home, there are houseplants that will suit your home and lifestyle.

Growing from seed is one of the most rewarding and cheapest ways to grow plants.

When you grow plants indoors or in a heated greenhouse; before they go outside in their permanent positions they need to...

Sometimes we need to give a bit more tender loving care to ensure we provide those nutrients and environments that the...

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

As the growing season progresses and plants start blooming and fruiting then they will also need supplementary feeding.

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If you have poor soil, it is reasonably easy to improve it, so that nearly all plants will thrive.

When summer bedding plants come to an end, the garden can start to lose its colour and need brightening up.

Lobelias are probably best known for the annual summer bedding plant.

Winter box (or sweet box) is a delightful evergreen, winter-flowering shrub – despite its difficult to pronounce...

Crassula ovata is the botanical name of the plant commonly referred to as the ‘money plant’.

Jasmines are very popular deciduous, semi-evergreen or evergreen climbing plants. Most are summer flowering, producing...

What should you grow in a raised bed?

Chrysanthemums are a big group of plants – with varieties producing flowers in all colours of the rainbow, from a few...

Hawthorns are very attractive, deciduous ornamental trees, many of which are suitable for even average-sized gardens...

Discover essential insights for cultivating and nurturing your gladioli with our comprehensive guide to successful...

As well as being beautiful and decorative, houseplants have a number of benefits to your home.

Removing tough tree stumps can be harder than felling the tree itself, but it's a task worth taking care of sooner...