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...

Why not add a personal touch to your Christmas gifts this year by making your own!

Nothing says 'Christmas is on its way' like the smell of a real tree - let alone the joy of picking one and decorating...

Christmas houseplants are a great way of brightening up the house and they’re fabulous Christmas gifts.

There’s nothing quite like a real Christmas tree to decorate a room and fill your home with that nostalgic seasonal...

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Many animals hibernate in the winter including hedgehogs, knowing where they hibernate and why is key to understanding...

If you have poor soil, it is reasonably easy to improve it, so that nearly all plants will thrive.

Just because you have a small garden, it doesn’t mean that you can’t have beauty, style, and design.

Chamomile (or camomile) is the name given to several daisy-like plants. The two most popular types of chamomile are...

Although an impressive sight when fully grown, giant hogweed is invasive and potentially harmful.

Even the smallest of balconies can be transformed into a beautiful place to relax. This can easily be done using a...

When summer bedding plants come to an end, the garden can start to lose its colour and need brightening up.

Lobelias are probably best known for the annual summer bedding plant.

Follow this monthly lawn planning guide to have a great looking lawn all year round.

Box tree caterpillars feed on the plants’ leaves within webbing produced over the foliage and can completely defoliate...

There can be many problems plaguing a lawn, preventing it from looking its best.

Winter box (or sweet box) is a delightful evergreen, winter-flowering shrub – despite its difficult to pronounce...