Complete guide to lawn feeding
Like all plants, lawns benefit from regular feeding. Without extra nutrients, the grass soon uses up plant food reserves in the soil and then turns pale and thin.
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How to look after your lawn: 7 top lawn care tips
Lush, green, cool and like a carpet underfoot in summer, a healthy lawn makes a garden even more beautiful. If you’re...
Peat free compost
The horticultural scientists at Miracle-Gro have led the way in researching, developing, and investing in alternative...
What to do in your garden in May
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The tea production process
Ever wondered how tea is produced? Let us take you on the process and hopefully inspire you to grow your own tea.
Allotment gardening: take up the challenge!
Allotment gardening is enjoying something of a renaissance. With the Big Allotment Challenge on the TV, celebrity chefs...
Organic gardening: 10 ways to get started
Organic gardening is becoming an increasingly popular alternative to expensive, tasteless and out of season fruit and...
How to create an award winning garden
We thought we would give you a run-through of the key things that you need to think about if you are thinking of...
Kale (Brassica oleracea var. sabellica)
Growing and eating kale, or borecole, has never been more popular.
How to grow corn
Whether it’s sweet corn or a different variety, corn is one of the world’s most important seed-based crops. It’s a...
How to re-use compost bags and planters
So the tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers have gone and your gro-bags or planters sit in the corner looking dejected.
Leaf spot
Numerous plants can develop leaf spots that are caused by several different fungal – or even bacterial – diseases.
Support the poppy appeal with your remembrance poppy
2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the First World War, a day that has echoed through our ancestor’s lives, our lives...
Aloe Vera: the benefits
The natural world has given us humans a veritable bounty - from plants and animals that we cook and eat to the herbs and...
How to make home grown homebrew
Drinking your own homegrown homebrew with friends and family is a fun and rewarding experience, and always a talking...
How to grow and harvest broccoli
Broccoli is now an incredibly popular vegetable – probably mainly due to its high vitamin content and its supposed use...