Complete guide to lawn feeding
Like all plants, lawns benefit from regular feeding. Without extra nutrients, the grass soon uses up plant food reserves in the soil and then turns pale and thin.
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How to look after your lawn: 7 top lawn care tips
Lush, green, cool and like a carpet underfoot in summer, a healthy lawn makes a garden even more beautiful. If you’re...
Peat free compost
The horticultural scientists at Miracle-Gro have led the way in researching, developing, and investing in alternative...
What to do in your garden in April
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Plant cells: how plants grow
A plants’ basic requirements aren't so different from humans' requirements. Like us, they need food for energy. And like...
How to look after an aloe vera plant easily
Aloe Vera is a hugely popular plant for a multitude of reasons; from health to skincare to hair growth and even surface...
Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
Poinsettias are one of our most popular Christmas houseplants – and frequently given as Christmas gifts. There’s no...
When to prune and cut back clematis
Whatever variety of clematis you choose, pruning is a key part of successful growth and bountiful blooming.
Poppy (Papaver)
Blousy blooms with colourful, almost paper-like, petals are the hallmarks of many true poppies – particularly the...
How to Get Rid of Liverworts
Liverworts are small plants related to, and often confused with, mosses.
Patio lighting ideas
Looking for some patio lighting ideas to transform your garden space? Getting the right lighting for your patio can be a...
Flooding and waterlogging
For plants and gardens, it is the severe longer-term problems that waterlogging can cause that gardeners need to be...
Aloe vera plant guide
Aloe vera is a tender succulent, which is mainly grown as a houseplant. It has attractive, variegated leaves and...
Spotters guide to butterflies
When you think of butterflies, you tend to think of long lazy summer days, floral gardens and idyllic sunshine. But in...
How to grow and care for elder (sambucus)
Elders are deciduous trees or large shrubs of woodlands and other wild areas. The common species, Sambucus nigra, isn’t...
Tips for a low maintenance garden
Love your garden but prefer to spend time enjoying it than working in it? Then our tips for a low maintenance garden are...