With long winter nights and dark early mornings fast approaching, we should all be...
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October has arrived and along with it has the rain! Although the temperatures are...
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It’s nature’s time for planting. Seeds germinate well, the ground is warm and moist....
Autumn offers a useful window of opportunity in the greenhouse to ensure you’re prepared...
As pots of tired summer bedding are tipped onto the compost heap to make...
With reports that neighbours are increasingly at war over invasive bamboo plants spreading out...
After a record-breaking start to summer with a heatwave for some of us in...
You know what they say – the more things change, the more they stay...
Dr Deane Halfpenny was at his wit’s end trying to get a decent night’s...
Summer is a wonderful time of year to spend as many days as possible...
It’s fair to say that the weather so far this season has been somewhat indecisive,...
When was the last time you took a moment just for yourself? In our...
In much the same way that some people thought their single-glazed, wood-framed windows were...
Scent to my mind is one of the most important features of any garden...
Leeds Castle in Kent is set within 500 acres of beautiful grounds and formal...
For generations, companion planting has been used to repel pests, or at least lure...
We all get to that point when the children have left home and we...
Promoting biodiversity in your home garden is a brilliant way to preserve nature and...
Last year, I had the best crop of outdoor tomatoes I had ever grown...
Most of our native UK birds are in full plumage during the early summer...
Trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants, grass, climbers have all gone berserk! After a very dry...
So often my hanging baskets end up looking lacklustre and forlorn, with gaps where...
Instances of bedbugs have been steadily rising in in the UK for several years,...
Lift your spirits and find the perfect location for a springtime ramble at some...
Most of us have been enjoying some wonderfully warm and sunny spring weather, and...
While today it seems like cleaning products can solve just about any problem, many...
Take the strain away from opening and closing your garage door! The answer, in...
Understanding your carbon footprint is a simple way to measure how much impact your lifestyle...
Have health or mobility niggles made you consider making changes to your home? But...
There’s a host of exciting new plants being launched this year and making their...
We enjoyed record-breaking temperatures during the last week of February reaching up to 20ºC...
Cordless convenience coupled with lightweight vacuuming taking the chore out of cleaning. If you’re...
