Advice & Inspiration

Advice & inspiration

After a long summer of getting the best out of your lawn, it is time to start preparing it for winter.

As the weather starts to cool down at the end of the summer, how can you still make the most of your garden in autumn?

We explain how you can repair your lawn patches quickly and easily.

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

As the weather starts to cool down at the end of the summer, how can you still make the most of your garden in autumn?

Mulching not only improves the quality of the soil, but also has many other benefits too.

After a long summer of getting the best out of your lawn, it is time to start preparing it for winter.

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

All articles (596)

Smut diseases aren't common in gardens, but one that is often seen is sweetcorn smut. Description A fungus that is...

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...

A greenhouse allows you to control the environment and create optimum conditions for whatever plants you are growing.

Growing aubergines (or ‘eggplants’) is now more popular than ever, thanks mainly to better varieties more suited to the...

Just like other plants in your garden, lawn grasses can suffer from diseases.

There’s more to mint than just growing it to make mint sauce!

With hundreds of different varieties and types to choose from growing your own vegetables can be hugely rewarding. But...

Magpies usually generate lots of positive or negative comments from gardeners.

Weedkillers are manufactured according to very strict rules and regulations, and each will differ depending on their...