Managing, Weeds, Pests and Diseases

Advice & inspiration

We”re going to show you how just a little control can go a really long way and when weeds can live in your garden in harmony.

Disease, pests and fungus can be a common sight around many vegetable patches and fruit gardens.

There are many bugs and bacteria that can affect your plants. Here are the common ones to watch out for.

Chemical weedkillers take the backache and hard work out of weeding.

Summer bedding plants and summer-flowering bulbs brighten up our gardens. Learn how to care for your plants to keep them...

For a lawn, summer can be the most stressful time of the year. So what can you do to keep your summer lawn looking its...

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

When going to a garden centre of DIY store, it’s very easy to become confused by all the different types of compost out...

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Woolly aphids are most commonly found on apple and crabapple trees, but are also a pest of pears, ash, hawthorn, alder...

Bracken is widely distributed throughout the UK being by far the commonest fern.

Find out why more and more gardeners are using organic and natural methods in the garden and what the benefits are to...

Wild rabbits in the garden can cause extensive damage, eating trees, shrubs, herbaceous perennials, fruit and vegetables...

Cockroaches are one of those household pests you don’t want to come face to face with – especially in the kitchen.

Wasps can be a huge nuisance during warm summers, especially when you’re enjoying the garden, eating and drinking.

Blood-sucking fleas not only attack your pets – such as cats and dogs – but they will quite happily feed on your blood...

Deer can cause severe damage to a wide range of plants if they come and visit your garden.

Coming face to face with a mouse or a group of mice can be very disconcerting – especially when they're in the house.

Blight is a serious disease of potatoes and tomatoes, which can completely destroy the crop or make it inedible.

Codling moth can be a serious problem of apples, eating out the centre of the fruit, ruining it.

Obviously, it goes without saying that you should use all garden chemicals sensibly.