Pest and diseases
How ants can be your warning beacon for greenfly
Ants climbing on your plants can be a sign of aphid infestation.
House plants
How to split a Japanese Peace Lily
When a Japanese Peace Lilly gets too big it is best to split it in to multiple smaller plants
Feeding, weeding and watering
Using green manures to improve your garden
How to improve the quality of your soil by leaving it to farrow with green manure
Plants and shrubs
Pruning a woody lavender plant
Lavender plants need to be pruned every year, cutting off a maximum of 1/3 of the branch to prevent it from becoming woody and gnarly looking. This also encourages new growth and keeps it healthy looking. This should be done in August or September, after the flowers have died back. Read more
Plants and shrubs
Pyracantha cutting the easy way
Learn the best ways to get a cutting from a pyracantha
Fruit and veg
Optimal Techniques for Successful Pumpkin Harvesting
Learn how to harvest pumpkins the easy way
Feeding, weeding and watering
Feeding your plants the right way
All plant s require food, learn which fertilisers work the best, what they can do and when to use them
Trees
Growing a blackthorn (sloe bush)
Love sloe gin? Then why not try growing a blackthorn tree and harvesting the fruit for all gin you could possibly need