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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There’s one group of satisfying jobs that we love doing in Spring and Summer – and that’s potting up seedlings and...

There are lots of shrubs and woody climbers that need pruning during the year. Roses and summer-flowering clematis...

Over nine million red roses are given to someone special. For the most romantic day of the year, it’s the rose that’s...

With their elegant flowers and jewel-bright colours, tulips turn spring into something quite sensational.

Outside space is precious to everyone, but all too often we don’t have enough, or what we do have is overrun by kids...

As the growing season progresses and plants start blooming and fruiting then they will also need supplementary feeding.

The power of scent is an important one. Here at Love The Garden we’ve put a little science to the test and ask: are...

Spring bulbs are incredibly cheering; the first sign of new life in early spring brings with it excitement about what's...

Crataegus monogyna (also known as ‘Quickthorn’ and ‘May Tree’) is a deciduous tree native to the UK, and there are quite...

It’s no secret that adding potted plants to space can aesthetically upgrade a room. Probably lesser known is that plants...

Plant pots and containers can brighten up even the smallest gardens. They add colour to your outdoor space and can...

Put at its simplest, hydroponics is a method of growing plants in water rather than soil, although it is essential that...