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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Ginger is an essential ingredient in cooking, a spice that is a vital part of Oriental dishes, as well as in cakes and...

The list of weeds you can eat is far longer than one might imagine.

Everybody enjoys finding the time to sit back, put your feet up and relax with a tasty beverage. For many the beverage...

This is our list of the Best Indoor Plants for your house.

Crab apples ( Malus) are brilliant garden trees that provide lots of interest. They produce masses of brightly coloured...

Although they are both called artichokes, Jerusalem and globe artichokes are completely different – both in how they...

Take a look at our guide to find out more about bone meal fertiliser and how to use it in the garden.

Hyacinths are colourful spring-flowering garden plants with delightfully scented flowers. They are also commonly grown...

Herbaceous perennials are the mainstay of beds and borders, providing great splashes of colour, along with form and...

With the cold snaps decimating a lot of plant life, it is important to try and protect your garden flowers during winter...

We can help you here with an insight into how to use your small patio space.

Saffron is, weight for weight, one of the world’s most expensive spices.