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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Amaze your friends and family by growing unusual plants in the polytunnel, greenhouse or the kitchen windowsill, it’s...

Home-made garden compost contains lots of nutrients that plants love - such as nitrogen and carbon.

Timing is everything when planting a hanging basket. Summer hanging baskets should be planted from April onwards but...

English oak and Sessile oak are familiar sights in the countryside and are spread across Europe.

We’ve put together 10 ideas to get your garden ready for spring.

Cherries are one of the best fresh fruit flavours of summer and they’re pretty easy to grow at home. Improvements and...

When grown well, pears are succulent and juicy – so much so they’re best eaten in the bath so you don’t get covered in...

The rewards of a well kept lawn are great.

The flower buds of rhododendrons affected by bud blast disease fail to open, so ruining any chance of a colourful spring...

Potash is a major plant nutrient needed by all plants in relatively large amounts.

Chutney can be the perfect addition to a wide variety of dishes. From the popular mango chutney to complement Indian...

Apples are the most popular and one of the easiest tree fruit to grow. Although they are usually grown as half standards...