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Young plant growing through compost mulch. No dig gardening.

What is no-dig gardening?

Hailed as one of the recent trends in gardening, Geoff Hodge explores and explains the principles of no-dig gardening.

Coppiced dogwood

Plants that respond to spring pruning

You really can breathe new life into plants by cutting back in spring. It’s like CPR for plants says Debi Holland.

Summer containers at Driftwood Garden

Container plant care

Geoff Stonebanks unravels and explains the mystery of splitting, repotting and replanting your plants to get the best from container plants.

Geoff Stonebanks gardening after tearing his achilles tendon in 2020

Pain free gardening

Geoff Stonebanks shares his tips for gardening with a dodgy knee, arthritic hands and aches and pains.

Healthy soil packed with worms and microbes

Is it all just muck and magic?

Is it all just muck and magic? Geoff Hodge explores how the soil is the secret to a healthy garden.

Mulching border with bark

Mulch matters

Geoff Hodge explores the magic of mulching and why it’s great for your garden, your plants and your soil.

Geoff and Chester.

Make your garden pet-friendly

If you want to share your garden with a family pet, there are some things you need to consider. Pet-owner Geoff Stonebanks explains.

Driftwood Garden

The Flower Power magic

Geoff Stonebanks meets Flower Power Plant Food and never looks back.

woman watering the garden

Garden watering tips

Watering the garden is an essential job over summer. Here are a few tips to get the most out of watering and save money on the water meter.

Colourful blooms at Driftwood garden

Feeding time at Driftwood

It’s spring and behind the scenes at Driftwood by Sea, Geoff Stonebanks is preparing his garden for its summer visitors.

colourful phlox plants

How to get garden plants for free

One of the easiest ways to get more plants for your garden is to take softwood stem cuttings, Geoff Hodge explains.

Metal plant labels

What’s the best way to label garden plants?

After years of experimenting with different plant labelling techniques, Tamsin Westhorpe shares her views on how to keep track of specimens in the garden.

Repotting pot bound plant

Time to repot – or not?

Geoff Hodge explains whether it’s time to repot your container plants, or not.

Colourful planted containers

Beat the drought

The lovely summer sunshine can present watering challenges in the garden. Here are five ways to see your garden through a dry spell.

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