Best plants for winter interest
Your garden needn't look bare in winter. Winter interest doesn't just come from bedding plants. Many are useful for their bright foliage, attractive winter stems or fabulous fragrance.
Top Tips for Extending Garden Colour into Autumn
August is a great time to take stock of your borders and containers. In a couple of months they will begin to fade and so it’s worth planning ahead.
How to grow blueberries
Blueberries are not only delicious, they make beautiful garden plants too! Read our blueberry growing guide to learn how to grow and care for blueberry plants in your garden.
Drought tolerant plants
With our increasingly dry summers and hosepipe bans, it’s more important than ever to choose drought tolerant plants which can tolerate our challenging conditions. Here are some of our recommendations…
Catch Cropping
Harvesting crops is a double-edged endeavour. While we have the wonderful sense of satisfaction that comes with growing our own vegetables, the very act of harvesting it can leave us…
Top Ten Allotment Staples: Best Vegetable Varieties to Grow
New to growing veg, and not sure where to start? Or simply faced with too much choice? To give you a helping hand, we’ve put together a selection of tried…
The Basics of Organic Gardening & Tips on Sustainability
Organic gardening and organic growing mean to team up and work alongside natural systems and cycles in your garden. In this scenario, there is very little use of manufactured chemical…