Fruit and veg
Companion Planting in Vegetable Gardens
This guide shows how you can use companion planting to make the most of your harvest.
Feeding, weeding and watering
Preparing your garden for spring
February and March can be a poor time for working in the garden. Cold weather, frosts and lots of rain or snow are not a gardeners friend, so it can be difficult for the keen gardener to wait out to better weather. But the beauty of UK weather is even Read more…
Flowers and bulbs
Taking seeds from Sweet Peas
Sweet Peas grace our gardens with their beauty and fragrance, but their blooms are short-lived. However, there’s a secret to enjoying these delightful flowers year after year: harvesting their seeds. In this guide, we’ll show you how to collect and preserve Sweet Pea seeds to keep your garden blooming. 🌱 Read more…
Feeding, weeding and watering
5 tips to keep your pots alive in a draught
Pot plants, without the ability to grow deep roots will require regular water but in the extreme heat of a draught some clever techniques are required.
Plants and shrubs
Bringing back the garden hedgerow
A garden hedgerow no longer has to be the neatly trimmed, uniform hedge that runs along the border of your garden. By carefully selecting differing hedges, mixing them up with some trees you can get a great looking hedgerow that is also great for wildlife. Hedgerows have numerous benefits, providing Read more…
Flowers and bulbs
Plants to sow in January or February
The advantage of planting seeds early is that it gives them a chance to flower in the first year after sowing, a perfect way to add colour to your borders in the summer. Sow the seeds indoors in January or February in a warm and well-lit environment, moving the seedlings Read more…
Plants and shrubs
How to take hardwood cuttings
Hardwood cuttings are a simple and reliable way of producing new plants from deciduous climbers, trees and shrubs. Hardwood cuttings take their name from taking a cutting from the more mature stems that are fully dormant and not showing any soft, green or active growth. It should be firm and Read more…
Fruit and veg
The 9 easiest herbs to grow in your garden
Herbs are fantastic plants that both look great and really taste good. Many are easy to grow and can be kept indoors or outdoors.
Plants and shrubs
10 best plants for shady areas
Have you got a dark shady area in the garden that you want to brighten up but nothing will grow due to lack of light? Fear not as we have a list of plants that can bring some colour to your shady areas.
Plants and shrubs
7 tips to cut down your weeding time
It’s every gardeners least favourite job – but something that is essential for a tidy garden. Follow these simple tips to cut down on your time spent weeding.