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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British wildflowers are currently enjoying something of a revival as both gardeners and local councils appreciate the...

Some shrubs, trees and plants don’t set seed easily and are best propagated from part of the original plant that can be...

2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the First World War, a day that has echoed through our ancestor’s lives, our lives...

The natural world has given us humans a veritable bounty - from plants and animals that we cook and eat to the herbs and...

There are some plants that are more than happy to live their lives in the shadows.

Hardy annuals are the perfect way of creating colourful summer borders quickly and easily. You simply sow the seeds...

Pruning apple trees doesn’t need to be complicated.

Sorbus aucuparia also known as Mountain Ash as it grows at fairly high altitudes and the leaves look similar to those of...

We’ve compiled a list of some of the world's deadliest plants, to help you to take a little more care when you're next...

Seeds of non-hardy or half-hardy plants have to be sown indoors in pots or seed trays filled with good compost.

No garden should be without the brightly coloured spring flowers of tulips. They come in a wide range of colours – both...

Buying young plants that can be grown on to flowering and cropping is easy and convenient.