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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Leaf cutter bee
Don’t begrudge these useful and fascinating animals a waterproof nest, so controls are unnecessary.
How to Get Rid of Liverworts
Liverworts are small plants related to, and often confused with, mosses.
Pesticides and children, pets and wildlife
Children and pets In the case of most products the label will contain a warning to ‘Keep Product Away From Children and...
Controlling and preventing lawn weeds
Lawn weeds can be a stubborn and problematic issue on any lawn. Follow our comprehensive guide on tackling lawn weeds.
Honey fungus treatment and control
Honey fungus is a very destructive garden disease of trees and shrubs.
How to remove giant hogweed
Although an impressive sight when fully grown, giant hogweed is invasive and potentially harmful.
Box tree (Caterpillar)
Box tree caterpillars feed on the plants’ leaves within webbing produced over the foliage and can completely defoliate...
Weeds in paths and patios
Crunchy gravel drives and paths may sound good, but weeds can be a year-round problem.
Do squirrels hibernate?
Neither the common grey squirrel or the lesser seen, but indigenous, red squirrel are physically able to hibernate.
Annual weeds
Weeds are persistent garden invaders that will often grow back if you fail to treat them correctly.
How to control weeds in flower beds and borders
The manual removal of weeds is the old-fashioned way of weeding.