Advice & Inspiration

Advice & inspiration

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

As the weather starts to cool down at the end of the summer, how can you still make the most of your garden in autumn?

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

The ban stopping the sale of bagged peat for the home gardener will mean that everyone will have to be gardening peat...

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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Silverfish are quite common in houses, they tend to congregate in moist conditions.

If you fancy giving ‘grow your own’ a go but don’t think you have the outside space to spare or the know-how to get...

What’s not to love about broccoli? Part of the cabbage family, it is low in calories, high in vitamins A and C and high...

Expensive? Sometimes. Mouth-wateringly lovely especially when perfectly tender and served with a bit of butter? Always...

Plant fungus is a common gripe for gardeners all over the nation, but the good news is there are lots of simple...

That time of summer where garden lovers all over the country can take a bit of a step back and enjoy the fruits of their...

Rats and mice are usually first noticed in the autumn when rats and mice are looking for a warm shelter where there is...

Cabbages are an important vegetable to grow at home, especially for winter and spring when few other fresh greens are...

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

Lettuce is a staple main ingredient of any summer salad, and easy to grow at home. Home-grown, they are crisp, juicy and...

For those that have not seen it before, Autumnwatch is an annual BBC television series broadcast live from various...

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