Caring for Plants, Trees and Shrubs

Advice & inspiration

A fast growing hedge will increase privacy, while also adding texture and interest to your landscaping.

No matter what the size or design of your home, there are houseplants that will suit your home and lifestyle.

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

When you grow plants indoors or in a heated greenhouse; before they go outside in their permanent positions they need to...

With the arrival of autumn comes a task that’s the bane of the season for many gardeners.

After a long summer of getting the best out of your lawn, it is time to start preparing it for winter.

With an estimated 24 million gardens in the UK, this provides a huge amount of space and opportunity to help wildlife...

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

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Yuccas are grown for their ornamental evergreen, sword-shaped leaves and large panicles of white or creamy-white flowers...

To ensure that your Wisteria is a bounteous bloomer you will need to master the art of regular pruning.

If you have poor soil, it is reasonably easy to improve it, so that nearly all plants will thrive.

When summer bedding plants come to an end, the garden can start to lose its colour and need brightening up.

Lobelias are probably best known for the annual summer bedding plant.

Winter box (or sweet box) is a delightful evergreen, winter-flowering shrub – despite its difficult to pronounce...

Crassula ovata is the botanical name of the plant commonly referred to as the ‘money plant’.

Jasmines are very popular deciduous, semi-evergreen or evergreen climbing plants. Most are summer flowering, producing...

What should you grow in a raised bed?

Chrysanthemums are a big group of plants – with varieties producing flowers in all colours of the rainbow, from a few...

Hawthorns are very attractive, deciduous ornamental trees, many of which are suitable for even average-sized gardens...

Discover essential insights for cultivating and nurturing your gladioli with our comprehensive guide to successful...