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...

With the arrival of autumn comes a task that’s the bane of the season for many gardeners.

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

With an estimated 24 million gardens in the UK, this provides a huge amount of space and opportunity to help wildlife...

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

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There are numerous plant virus diseases, most of which are specific to one plant or group of plants. They can produce...

It’s not only Popeye that likes spinach. It is now a popular salad leaf, as well as a cooked vegetable and can be grown...

When should you feed and water your houseplants?

Mulching your garden helps trap valuable moisture in your soil improving the availability and uptake of nutrients, as...

Many gardeners get concerned when they see lichens growing on the branches of their trees and shrubs, thinking they are...

Delicious in pies, soups and stews, and full of vitamins and minerals, pumpkins are a tasty autumn and winter treat.

Limes are varieties of Citrus, closely related to oranges and lemons.

Clematis – sometimes known as the queen of the climbers – are very versatile climbing plants.

Make your houseplants feel at home with the right environment.

In hot, dry summers supplementary watering is needed. Plants growing in pots, hanging baskets, tubs, window boxes and...

You can easily propagate herbaceous perennials by dividing them.

Blackberries are easy to grow and produce lots of luscious, tasty and juicy fruit with very little work and care.