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.
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
Welcome spring: your free e-book!
Sponsored contentAs 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!
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…
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.
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.
The secret to smarter pruning
Sponsored contentPruning 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.
How to grow water chestnuts
Easy to grow and harvest, water chestnuts reward gardeners with an unusual and deliciously crisp home-grown crop.
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.
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.
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.
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.