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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No garden should be without the brightly coloured spring flowers of tulips. They come in a wide range of colours – both...

Buying young plants that can be grown on to flowering and cropping is easy and convenient.

Corylus avellana is native to this country and much of Europe. It’s a deciduous tree reaching approximately 12 metres...

As its name suggests, Christmas cacti are fabulous houseplants for brightening up the home in winter.

Aside from watering, there are a number of things you need to think about when caring for your houseplants.

Gro-Bags, gro-sacs and planters can be used to grow a magnitude of vegetables, fruits, salad leaves and herbs.

Rhododendrons and azaleas produce spectacular spring displays of colourful flowers. Rhododendrons and evergreen azaleas...

Did you know that we need to feed our plants, especially if we are growing in pots and containers.

Timing is everything when planting a hanging basket. Summer hanging baskets should be planted from April onwards but...

English oak and Sessile oak are familiar sights in the countryside and are spread across Europe.

Watering your houseplants is an easy job to do, but did you know that it's actually the most common cause of plant...

Kissing under the mistletoe is a festive tradition that originates from its connection to ancient fertility rituals...