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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Plant care tips: where to place houseplants
As well as being beautiful and decorative, houseplants have a number of benefits to your home.
How to remove tough tree stumps and roots
Removing tough tree stumps can be harder than felling the tree itself, but it's a task worth taking care of sooner...
Growing poppies
Poppies are beautiful flowering plants that can create an attractive and vibrant border or display in your garden...
Growing patio roses in pots
Patio roses are a popular choice to add a pop of colour to your patio, decking, beds or borders.
NASA guide to air-filtering houseplants
NASA research shows that indoor plants can remove toxic agents from the air.
Ericaceous soil explained – What is ericaceous compost?
There are a fair few plants that can only grow in ericaceous compost, but what on earth does ericaceous mean?
Planting and growing Mountain Ash (Rowan tree)
Mountain ash, or rowan trees, are attractive, deciduous, ornamental trees. Learn all about planting mountain ash, or...
How to grow and care for skimmia
Skimmias are evergreen shrubs that are extremely valuable for their multi-season displays – especially in winter.
How to choose the best compost for your plants
When going to a garden centre of DIY store, it’s very easy to become confused by all the different types of compost out...
Ericaceous lime hating plants
Ericaceous plants are plants that don’t like growing in soils that contain lime. They are also known as ‘acid lovers’ or...
What happens if you eat Mistletoe?
Mistletoe may be the perfect excuse for getting up close and personal with the object of your affections, but the plant...