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As pots of tired summer bedding are tipped onto the compost heap to make...
Perk up your patio with autumn pots of colour
Houseplant expert Claire Bishop offers a step-by-step guide on how to boost your houseplants...
Houseplants looking tired? They may need repotting…
Take a look at some top tips from Hometree on how to keep your...
Preparing your home for Winter
Tomato blight is among the most frustrating diseases for gardeners. You spend months growing...
Have your tomatoes gone brown? It could be blight…
The clever people at Hoover have come up with a cordless stick vacuum cleaner...
We ask an expert to reveal the seasonal pests lingering in our gardens –...
Lost your gardening mojo as the weather turns cooler? Experts offer advice on how...
September is called the “Seed Scattering” month. This is a great time for seed...
Your dahlias and nerines may still be going strong, but if other annuals in...
It’s almost time to start planting bulbs for a spring display. Hannah Stephenson leafs...
Things are always greener in the outdoors, but why does it have to be...
Don’t let watering become a chore. We look at some watering aids that could...
Do you know your brassicas from your legumes, or which veg can be grown...
After some record-breaking temperatures coupled with a few showers and more hot weather in...
If you’ve spare room on your allotment, or in your garden, for crops that...
If your summer annuals are already looking tired, gardening expert Carol Klein suggests some...
After record spring temperatures and a couple of heatwaves, the weather seems to be...
Veg growing can be endlessly rewarding, but this spring, there was a huge increase...
Not keen on using chemicals in the war against the pests in your garden?...
Tougher plants, smaller plots and more communal spaces may all form the gardens of...
With our climate becoming more like that of the Mediterranean, with cooler, wetter winters...
After the sunniest Spring on record and the fact that we have all had...
Bees are a vital part of the food chain, but they’re under threat –...
It’s great news that garden centres have been able to reopen, but if you’re...
Horticultural experts are highlighting the value of gardening for people’s well being during lockdown...
Butterflies are the focus of this year’s Wild About Gardens campaign. Follow this seasonal...
Missing the chance to visit your favourite gardening shows? Be inspired by gorgeous virtual...
Strimmers, bonfires and netting are among garden hazards that can harm hedgehogs, so take...
It is hard to believe we are in the middle of a global pandemic...
When all you can see is the four walls of your home, you might...
Even if you only have half an hour in the garden, you can still...
Despite the challenging times we face due to the Coronavirus pandemic, some of us...
A sure sign that spring is here is the emergence of overwintering butterflies in...
Whether you’re very neat but have let paperwork and toiletries build up or you’re...
