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The grow your own movement has really taken off over the past decade here in the UK, along with No Dig gardening. You only have to look online to see Instagrammers and social media full of grow-your-own tips. After all, who doesn’t want to be able to grow the food that they put on their […]

Updated 2024: Understanding how to prune hydrangeas is key to ensuring fantastic flowers on your hydrangea shrubs. Hydrangeas give a real show of huge flowers for months during the summer. Their flowers can then be left in situ, fading from their vibrant early summer colours into translucent winter flower heads. The hydrangea is the true […]

This small west-facing garden in Bolton, Greater Manchester, had frustrated its owner due to its lack of privacy and clay soil. She had tried her best but ended up with a bit of a tangle of odd shapes, dying plants and patchy borders. She called Lee Burkhil, the Garden Ninja, to help sort it out […]

Pruning conifers is an essential task to maintain the health, shape, and overall appearance of your garden hedges and trees. However, there are a few major flaws in cutting back conifers without proper knowledge, which can result in dead, brown, or dried-out conifers and hedges. Cutting back to old wood is a no-no for all […]

Gardeners are a patient group. After sowing seeds, you need to wait and let Mother Nature take over. Constantly tapping your toes, staring longingly at those seed trays for signs of life waiting for seed germination. For some annuals, it’s relatively fast, maybe a week, yet for other herbaceous beauties, they make you wait even […]

Gardening is a fabulous skill set that has a plethora of immeasurable benefits for both gardeners like you and Mother Nature. It offers nothing but positivity as you learn to grow, live with the seasons and improve your well-being. No one will tell you off even if you make a mistake gardening. The garden is […]

Getting rid of fungus gnats can be a perpetual headache for house plant owners. These tiny flies quickly disrupt the serene green oasis of our indoor space house plants. These tiny, flying pests may be diminutive in size, but their impact is disproportionately felt. Funga gnat larvae feast on plant roots and organic matter in […]

Cornus is a genus of about 30–60 species of woody plants in the family Cornaceae, commonly known as Dogwoods. Cornus are common in the UK and grow vigorously here, making them an almost bulletproof garden shrub for beginner gardeners. In fact, you may have one and not even know as established Cornus lose their firey […]

Starting to garden as a beginner can be a daunting process. You search the shed and find a rusty trowel, maybe a wobbly-handled spade that has seen better days. They may have even been left by the last owners, too ashamed to take them with them. You have a go at using them to find […]

I’m the kind of chap who likes to think of myself as part of the solution, not the problem, which is why I took to Garden Without Plastic for an entire year alongside its champion, garden writer Sally Nex. Sally has been taking to the press columns, and I shall be taking to both my […]