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.
Winter scented shrubs
Scented winter plants will lift your spirits when the long, warm days of summer are a distant memory, with the delicious scent of their fragrant flowers offering a to to…
Taking notes in the garden
Ask any gardener what’s on their list of must-have tools and chances are they’d say a trowel, fork and secateurs. Good gloves and stout boots also often get a mention…
Planting late summer veg
As the summer fades into autumn and the weather gets colder, it’s tempting to pack up the veg garden and head indoors. But this means missing out on a range…
Night-scented plants
On balmy summer evenings, there’s nothing better than a night-scented plant to perfume the warm, still air. The flowers are usually pale so they remain visible at dusk, making them…
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.
How to choose and plant roses
For summer spectacle and scent it’s hard to beat roses, and few gardeners feel their plot is complete without at least one. The colour range is vast and with everything…
Growing wintergreen perennials
Wintergreens, or evergreen perennials, are a valuable group of perennial plants that add texture, shape and colour to our borders during the dark days of winter, long after the flower-filled…
How to grow your own soft fruit
Soft fruit is one of the easiest and most rewarding things to grow at home. It can be squeezed into a small space, and needs minimal care.