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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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A lush green lawn

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...

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How to repair lawn patches

A guide to lawn patch repair

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

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Peat free compost

Peat free compost

The horticultural scientists at Miracle-Gro have led the way in researching, developing, and investing in alternative...

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What to do in your garden in May

Feeding your lawn | David Domoney | Miracle-Gro

Feeding lawns

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

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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 best.

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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 have.

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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 chances of frosts.

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Broad Beans (Vicia faba)

Broad beans (Vicia faba)

Broad beans are a delicious vegetable that’s easy to grow and well worth the space in the garden. The flowers are highly...

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Currants - Black, Red, White (Ribes nigrum, Ribes rubrum)

Currants - black, red and white (Ribes nigrum, Ribes rubrum)

Bursting with vitamin C, currants are an easily grown soft fruit.

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The World’s deadliest plants - 10 of the best (or worst)

The World’s deadliest plants - 10 of the best (or worst)

We’ve compiled a list of some of the world's deadliest plants, to help you to take a little more care when you're next...

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Sowing seeds indoors

Sowing seeds indoors

Seeds of non-hardy or half-hardy plants have to be sown indoors in pots or seed trays filled with good compost.

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Sick leaf

Sick leaf

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

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Cabbage root fly

Cabbage root fly

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

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Sage (Salvia officinalis)

How to grow and care for Sage (Salvia officinalis)

Sage is a very popular shrub, mainly grown for its leaves, which are strongly scented.

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Tulips (Tulipa)

Tulips (Tulipa)

No garden should be without the brightly coloured spring flowers of tulips. They come in a wide range of colours – both...

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14 top tips for getting your garden ready for autumn

14 top tips for getting your garden ready for autumn

Don’t head indoors until you've run through our checklist of essential autumn garden jobs.

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Toadstools are mushrooming

Toadstools are mushrooming

As Autumn takes hold and the weather changes, an almost magical eruption starts to occur in the wild and in our gardens...

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Plant wilts

Wilting in Plants

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

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Algae

Algae

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

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