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It’s just about time to plant out tender veg safely – or is it?...
When is it safe to plant out tender veg?
Summer fast approaching; we look at a stylish selection of Garden furniture available at...
Enjoy your garden in style with this lovely garden furniture selection
So, Hedgehog Awareness Week (May 2-8) is here, when householders are urged to encourage...
Here’s how not to jeopardise the lives of hedgehogs in your garden
After the driest April since 1862 along with several overnight frosts, the good news...
Peter’s Gardening Tips for May 2021
Counting down to summer, here are 5 hanging basket solutions to help readers create...
Flower shows will go ahead in July at Hampton Court and Tatton Park, making...
Gardening more frequently may be linked to improvements in wellbeing, perceived stress and physical...
Whether you’ve bought a whole new raft of houseplants to green up your indoor...
“We don’t need herbs,” says Mark Diacono, a man who has just written an...
For some gardeners, tulips are having a bad year. In my own garden, the...
Mycorrhizal fungi has become a planting essential thanks to its incredible abilities to create...
Adding gorgeous colour whilst helping to define your garden layout, here are some stylish shrubs to...
Kitchen colanders, old wellies and woolly jumpers can help create beautiful hanging baskets, says...
A bunch of flowers in a jug on your kitchen window sill, or sunnily...
Take advantage of fantastic savings on these exciting plant collections, each capable of growing...
We highlight 5 useful garden accessories to help enhance your green space whilst also offering practical...
When you’re depositing your kitchen scraps – including old spuds, vegetable seeds and stones...
The chances are, if you’re lucky enough to have a garden with a fruit...
Some of us have been enjoying some wonderfully warm and sunny spring weather this...
A sure sign that spring is here is the emergence of overwintering butterflies in...
There has never been a better time to grow your own vegetables, but not...
If you’re a newbie gardener yearning to make the most of a small outdoor...
Celebrating some wonderful options available at the Silversurfers Shop, here are 6 exciting plants...
Offering rewarding year after year colour and great solutions in the struggle against troublesome...
New vacuum brand Halo says its Capsule carbon-fibre cordless cleaner is the first of...
Monty Don has called on gardeners, especially men, to ease off the “obsession” with...
If you tend to grow your tomatoes and other veg in unsightly plastic grow...
We all know about poor air quality in towns and cities, what with traffic,...
St David’s Day is a timely moment for gardeners to celebrate by growing leeks,...
As the end of lockdown for many of us edges closer, now is the...
After a very cold beginning to February, some warmer weather is on the horizon...
As well as growing beautiful roses to admire during the summer months, you can...
Even the nation’s most avid gardeners might be surprised at how important their green...
It’s time to think and plan ahead to ensure your flower beds are bursting...
