What's your plant personality?
Are you a skilled botanist or do plants struggle to stick around in your company? We've created this quiz to help those looking for their perfect plant to create a green oasis at home, because the...
Plants, trees & shrubs
Plants, trees & shrubs
Preparing the garden for planting and caring for plants is vital to the overall health of your garden. Whether you're starting from scratch or have a new garden we’ve got you covered with loads of tips and tricks
Advice & inspiration
How to get that Chelsea Flower Show look at home with David Domoney
For over 100 years, Chelsea Flower Show has been a place where plants have been exhibited and garden designs have been...
Winter flowering bulbs for December with David Domoney
Just as spring bulbs like tulips and daffodils brighten up our gardens with cheer to signal the start of a new growing...
Best houseplants to boost the look of your home with David Domoney
One of the joys of indoor gardening is that you can enjoy it all year round. With houseplants bringing visual therapy...
What to do in your garden in June
Articles (192)
How to mulch your garden and why
When mulching your garden, understanding your soil and its needs are the key to gardening success. Soil acts as an...
Lily (Lilium)
There are numerous plants that have lily in their name - lily of the valley, plantain lily, arum lily, canna lily - to...
Aquatic plants
By Tim Farrant, Horticultural Wizard Aquatic plants are plants that like to grow in water or boggy ground and can be...
Sowing seed outdoors
Hardy annual flower seeds and seeds of many vegetables and salad crops can be sown directly outdoors in garden soil...
How and when to prune hydrangeas
Hydrangeas are an asset to any garden. Flowering in late summer, they brighten up our borders just as other plants are...
Growing hydrangeas
Hydrangeas have a romantic elegance reminiscent of times gone by, and with their large, long- flowering blooms and...
Straight answers to plant feeding
When it comes to feeding your plants, there are several ways of doing it. There are multi-purpose general feeds that can...
European national flowers
Many non-native plants can happily survive in other regions of the world, which has given gardeners more choice than...
Pansy and violets (Viola)
There are numerous species and varieties of Viola that are fabulous garden plants. These range from the small-flowers of...