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Weeds, pests & diseases

To keep your plants their best watch out for any garden invaders. Prevention is better than cure, so look for problems and remedy them before they get out of hand. If you already have pests our guides can help

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Smuts

Smuts

Smut diseases aren't common in gardens, but one...

Magpies

Magpies

Magpies usually generate lots of positive or...

Weedkiller usage, storage and safe disposal

Weedkiller usage, storage and safe disposal

Weedkillers are manufactured according to very...

Capsid bugs

Capsid bugs

Capsid bugs give the leaves a tattered and...

Badgers

Badgers

These large mammals can cause damage to gardens by...

How to spot nitrogen deficiency in your plants

How to spot nitrogen deficiency in your plants

Nitrogen is one of the major nutrients needed by...

Weeding by hand

Weeding by hand

Some people love weeding by hand, digging out...

Frost damage

Frost damage

Although many plants we grow in our gardens are...

Common Ginger, Root Ginger (Zingiber Officinale)

Common ginger, root ginger (Zingiber officinale)

Ginger is an essential ingredient in cooking, a...

A guide to edible weeds

A guide to edible weeds

The list of weeds you can eat is far longer than...

Leaf cutter bee

Leaf cutter bee

Don’t begrudge these useful and fascinating...

Liverworts

How to Get Rid of Liverworts

Liverworts are small plants related to, and often...

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Keeping weeds in the garden down

Keeping weeds down

11 common fruit and vegetable diseases

11 common fruit and vegetable diseases

Disease, pests and fungus can be a common sight...

Plant pests

Plant pests

There are many bugs and bacteria that can affect...

Top ways to treat weeds

Top ways to treat weeds

Chemical weedkillers take the backache and hard...

Gardener removes weeds

How to identify and remove thuggish perennial weeds

You find a weed in your garden. You dig it out, or...

Gardener deweeding a plantbed

How to control weeds in flower beds and borders

Wild garlic flowers in the forest

A guide to edible weeds

Thought weeds were just an invasive pest to dig up...

What to do in your garden in May

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Feeding your lawn | David Domoney | Miracle-Gro

Spring is the go-ahead season for lawn care as our gardens become a hub for barbecues or summer...

Feeding plants and borders

Feeding plants and borders

We need to give plants as much help as possible to ensure they survive and perform at their very...

Balcony Rail with Planter and Ripe Tomatoes

Growing your own in a small space

Having limited garden needn’t hold you back, there’s plenty to do to make the most of the space you...

May planting and harvesting guide

May planting and harvesting guide

May brings us into the heart of Spring, the perfect time to see our crops flourish with fewer...