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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Our gardening for beginners guide will set you on the right path if you're new to gardening.

You don’t need Greenfingers or special equipment to have thriving houseplants.

British wildflowers are currently enjoying something of a revival as both gardeners and local councils appreciate the...

Some shrubs, trees and plants don’t set seed easily and are best propagated from part of the original plant that can be...

2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the First World War, a day that has echoed through our ancestor’s lives, our lives...

The natural world has given us humans a veritable bounty - from plants and animals that we cook and eat to the herbs and...

There are some plants that are more than happy to live their lives in the shadows.

Hardy annuals are the perfect way of creating colourful summer borders quickly and easily. You simply sow the seeds...

Pruning apple trees doesn’t need to be complicated.

Sorbus aucuparia also known as Mountain Ash as it grows at fairly high altitudes and the leaves look similar to those of...

We’ve compiled a list of some of the world's deadliest plants, to help you to take a little more care when you're next...

Seeds of non-hardy or half-hardy plants have to be sown indoors in pots or seed trays filled with good compost.