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...

Once the festivities are over and the Christmas tree comes down, the space can feel a bit bare. These houseplants can...

Spruce up your home with low maintenance houseplants.

Aside from watering, there are a number of things you need to think about when caring for your houseplants.

Introducing houseplants to your décor is a great way of adding a touch of nature.

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The process for growing peppers is very similar to how you would grow chilli peppers (obviously) and more surprisingly...

A few simple herbs can elevate your cooking, and there’s nothing quite as good as using herbs you’ve grown yourself.

Sorbus aucuparia also known as Mountain Ash as it grows at fairly high altitudes and the leaves look similar to those of...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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