cut lavender flowers and stems
Propagating

Share the joy – how to propagate your plants

One of the great things about having a garden is giving some of it away – sharing not just flowers and zucchini, but plants. Let your plants multiply – as gifts for friends, as well as filling bare spots in your garden.

red, yellow and striped cut beetroot
Gardening advice

Want the best beets? Get growing!

With edible leaves and roots, beetroot is a versatile and delicious crop. It’s also wonderfully productive, and grows happily across climates

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Gardening advice

Welcome spring: your free e-book!

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As the days and nights get warmer, gardens are bursting into bloom – and there’s no better time to plant and plan for the colourful months ahead. Whether you’re refreshing a single container or an entire garden, you’ll find plenty of inspiration to keep it flowering and powering through spring!

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Supporting wildlife

Create a layered garden to attract birds

You can turn a quiet yard into a thriving ecosystem where birds feed, shelter and nest. The secret is to build your garden in layers, from the ground up to the canopy. Here’s how…

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Gardening advice

Replenishing the soil

Feed your soil and it will produce nourishing food for you. It’s the best thing you can do for your edible garden, and the very best bit? It doesn’t have to be backbreaking work.

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Grow

Perfect passionfruit

Dreaming of homegrown passionfruit? While these productive vines can be a little temperamental, the right care makes all the difference. With a little time and know-how, a thriving crop can be yours.

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Pruning

The secret to smarter pruning  

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Pruning is an essential part of keeping trees and shrubs healthy, productive and looking their best, but having the right tools makes all the difference. Successful pruning starts with using the right tool for the job.

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Gardening advice

How to grow water chestnuts

Easy to grow and harvest, water chestnuts reward gardeners with an unusual and deliciously crisp home-grown crop.

raspberries
Gardening advice

Perfectly sweet raspberries

There’s something magical about wandering into the garden and picking a handful of sun-warmed raspberries – plump, perfumed and deliciously sweet.

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Seasonal jobs

Late winter SOS for plants 

Many plants can look a little sad as they struggle to make it through to the end of winter. We provide solutions to some common problems at this time of year, so you can return your garden to splendour.

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Seasonal jobs

August gardening jobs 

Spring is right around the corner! Here are some top gardening jobs and tips to give your garden the best start for new season’s growth.

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Edible gardening

How to grow artichokes 

Few edible plants make a statement in the garden quite like the globe artichoke. This hardy herbaceous perennial plant could hold its own in any ornamental border.