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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Sometimes, plant leaves change colour during the growing seasons – spring and summer. There are numerous reasons for...

The larvae of the cabbage root fly eat the roots of brassicas causes them to wilt and, in the case of small plants...

Plants can wilt for a number of different reasons. These range from simply drying out to be attacked by a fungal disease...

The typically green algae can grow just about anywhere in the garden, wherever the conditions are generally cool and...

When the soil is warm enough to be growing weeds then it’s time to sow all manner of vegetables outside.

Leatherjackets are large grubs that eat plant root, and they spend the majority of their life underground.

Leaf hoppers are sap-sucking insects that attack a wide range of plants.

Nothing’s more exasperating than finding the veg or plants you’ve tenderly nurtured all season have been munched by a...

Woodlice are harmless, but large number may appear in your house gaining entry though cracks, doors and windows. They...

The flower buds of rhododendrons affected by bud blast disease fail to open, so ruining any chance of a colourful spring...

Potash is a major plant nutrient needed by all plants in relatively large amounts.

Foxes are now common visitors to both rural and urban gardens, where they scavenge for food. They are more of a nuisance...