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...

Once the festivities are over and the Christmas tree comes down, the space can feel a bit bare. These houseplants can...

Spruce up your home with low maintenance houseplants.

Aside from watering, there are a number of things you need to think about when caring for your houseplants.

Introducing houseplants to your décor is a great way of adding a touch of nature.

Articles (192)

Aquatic plants are plants that like to grow in water or boggy ground and can be purchased from specialist nurseries.

Hardy annual flower seeds and seeds of many vegetables and salad crops can be sown directly outdoors.

Hydrangeas are an asset to any garden. Flowering in late summer, they brighten up our borders just as other plants are...

Hydrangeas have a romantic elegance reminiscent of times gone by, and with their large, long- flowering blooms and...

When it comes to feeding your plants, there are several ways of doing it. There are multi-purpose general feeds that can...

Taking cuttings from a plant is easy to do once you know how. It costs very little and you don’t need complicated...

Many non-native plants can happily survive in other regions of the world, which has given gardeners more choice than...

There are numerous species and varieties of Viola that are fabulous garden plants. These range from the small-flowers of...

Snowdrops are tough, reliable plants, generally flowering in the height of winter, often poking their heads above...

If your patio looks a little drab and uninteresting after a colourful summer, then plant up your containers with late...

Waterlilies are probably our most popular – and easiest to recognise – pond plant. Large lakes and ponds look stunning...

Irises are a large group of fabulously colourful garden plants. Their brightly coloured flowers often have petals in...