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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As well as being beautiful and decorative, houseplants have a number of benefits to your home.

Removing tough tree stumps can be harder than felling the tree itself, but it's a task worth taking care of sooner...

Poppies are beautiful flowering plants that can create an attractive and vibrant border or display in your garden...

Patio roses are a popular choice to add a pop of colour to your patio, decking, beds or borders.

NASA research shows that indoor plants can remove toxic agents from the air.

There are a fair few plants that can only grow in ericaceous compost, but what on earth does ericaceous mean?

Have you ever wondered how a plant fertiliser works?

Mountain ash, or rowan trees, are attractive, deciduous, ornamental trees. Learn all about planting mountain ash, or...

Skimmias are evergreen shrubs that are extremely valuable for their multi-season displays – especially in winter.

When going to a garden centre of DIY store, it’s very easy to become confused by all the different types of compost out...

Ericaceous plants are plants that don’t like growing in soils that contain lime. They are also known as ‘acid lovers’ or...

Mistletoe may be the perfect excuse for getting up close and personal with the object of your affections, but the plant...