Advice & Inspiration

Advice & inspiration

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.

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...

A guide to lawn patch repair

We explain how you can repair your lawn patches quickly and easily.

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

Feeding lawns

Spring is the go-ahead season for lawn care as our gardens become a hub for barbecues or summer sports days with the...

Feeding plants and borders

We need to give plants as much help as possible to ensure they survive and perform at their very best.

Growing your own in a small space

Having limited garden needn’t hold you back, there’s plenty to do to make the most of the space you have.

May planting and harvesting guide

May brings us into the heart of Spring, the perfect time to see our crops flourish with fewer chances of frosts.

Discover the things to do in your garden every month

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What to plant in autumn and winter containers

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

How to plant, grow and care for Waterlilies (Nymphaea)

Waterlilies are probably our most popular – and easiest to recognise – pond plant. Large lakes and ponds look stunning...

Caring for Irises

Irises are a large group of fabulously colourful garden plants. Their brightly coloured flowers often have petals in...

Trees for small gardens

Even if you have a more modest garden, you’ve probably got a room for at least 1 small tree.

Moving trees and shrubs

It can be quite easy to dig up and move most small trees, shrubs and climbers to somewhere more suitable.

Plant feeding: application

There are numerous ways to apply plant feeds or fertilisers.

How to grow and plant delphinium, larkspur (Delphinium)

Delphiniums are elegant, stately plants that are stalwarts of cottage gardens. Most are perennial, but annual varieties...

How to grow and care for cacti

Cacti are among some of our most popular – and fascinating – houseplants. Many first-time gardeners – especially...

How to grow and care for spider plants (Chlorophytum comosum)

Spider plants are incredibly popular houseplants, grown mainly for their variegated evergreen foliage. This is mainly...

How to grow and care for rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)

Rosemary is an ornamental evergreen shrub with attractive, aromatic, deep green leaves and blue flowers in spring and...

How to prune a bonsai tree like Mr Miyagi

When watching the karate kid films in the 80’s, we think you would agree that one of the key things to take away from...

How to germinate seeds

Growing from seed is one of the most rewarding and cheapest ways to grow plants.