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?

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

The ban stopping the sale of bagged peat for the home gardener will mean that everyone will have to be gardening peat...

Why not add a personal touch to your Christmas gifts this year by making your own!

Nothing says 'Christmas is on its way' like the smell of a real tree - let alone the joy of picking one and decorating...

Christmas houseplants are a great way of brightening up the house and they’re fabulous Christmas gifts.

There’s nothing quite like a real Christmas tree to decorate a room and fill your home with that nostalgic seasonal...

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A great looking lawn really is the heart of any garden.

Some of the most attractive summer sights are containers and hanging baskets overflowing with, bright, beautiful bedding...

Grey mould will attack a wide range of plants, especially those weakened by other conditions or growing in the wrong...

Radishes are pretty easy to grow, as long as you keep them growing well in good or reasonable soil.

Growing your own vegetables is often cheaper than shop-bought produce, but for most of us the real benefits are far...

How to get a perfect moss-free and weed-free lawn

Mosses are simple plants that can grow just about anywhere, and on anything.

Beetroot are pretty easy to grow, as long as you keep them growing well in good or reasonable soil. They are even...

Living in an urban area can be a major drawback for avid gardeners and people who find pleasure in a gorgeous green...

Herbs are one of the best plants to grow when you have a nice bit of sunshine to enjoy.

Carrot root fly is probably the most serious pest of carrot crops.

Some shrubs, trees and plants don’t set seed easily and are best propagated from part of the original plant that can be...