The lovely summer sunshine can present watering challenges in the garden. Here are five ways to see your garden through a dry spell.
Advice and Tips
How to deal with drought in the garden
Top tips on dealing with drought in the garden in hot weather, including watering advice for lawns, containers, shrubs and trees.
How can I be a better summer gardener?
Late summer can be the best time in our gardens. This year we’ve seen a lot of rain, so growth has been accelerated hugely and as a result there’s still so much to do, but don’t forget to take time out to enjoy your garden too.
Why feed houseplants?
Unlike us humans who can eat meals packed with vitamins to keep healthy, surprise surprise, houseplants cannot move around to feed themselves, they rely totally on what we feed them. If planted in the ground, plants can extract minerals from the soil which are replenished through various means like rainfall but when pot bound indoors […]
Compost – or compost? That is the question!
Compost. Now that’s a great gardening term. And yet, although the word itself is simple, it can cause a fair deal of confusion. Geoff Hodge unravels the mystery.
Why is soil health important?
The secret to a great garden lies in your garden soil. Jean Vernon explains.
How can I garden more naturally?
Jean Vernon suggests a few ways to garden more gently, lessening your impact on the planet and its precious resources
How to deal with lawn moss
Geoff Hodge explains about lawn moss and the best ways to deal with moss in your lawn.
How do I cope with gardening in a frost pocket?
Tamsin Westhorpe takes the chill off gardening in a frost pocket with some handy hints.
How to garden safely with your family
If you share your garden with children, pets and wildlife it’s important to choose products that are safe to use around them.
Ways to water your garden efficiently
Water is a precious resource. Jean Vernon explains the best way to water your garden and plants.
What is RootBooster and does it work?
Already a fan of Flower Power, Geoff Stonebanks takes a look at RootBooster and its benefits for his container based garden.
How do I make garden compost?
For some reason making garden compost has been swaddled in an air of myth and mystery and yet it is a natural process that we can replicate and harness very easily in our gardens. You don’t need a large garden and actually you don’t need a lot of kit either. You simply choose your composting […]
Five ways to make compost
If you are dealing with waste that would normally go into your green bin or even your food waste caddy then you might find it useful to know what you can and can’t compost and how to deal with different materials. The first important thing is to try and use up any left over food […]
Growing from seed
Vicki Cooke Kitchen Garden Keeper at Hampton Court Palace, offers timely advice on sowing and growing from seed.
How do I overwinter my tender and half-hardy plants
WIth winter fast approaching Geoff Stonebanks offers his hard earned advice regarding overwintering plants
