Garden Advice

Updated 2024: 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 […]

Updated 2024: 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 […]

The soil type that you have in your garden can make or break your plans for a successful garden design.  Your plants will only be as successful as the preparation and planning that you, the gardener, put in! Rather than thinking of soil as dirt, you need to start treating it as the life force of your […]

Updated 2024: It’s amazing to think that most of the plants in your garden can be grown from tiny, unassuming seeds. These little seeds of life allow plants to propagate themselves and spread joy with us gardeners wanting to grow our own. You can grow anything you want in your garden, from vegetables to herbaceous […]

If you spend most of your time trying to stop slugs and snails from decimating your garden’s plants, then its time you think about using the plants themselves as the deterrent! These slug proof plants will have those slimey creatures crawling elsewhere! You can help reduce drama in your garden and maintenance by choosing plants […]

Pruning herbaceous perennials is essential to make sure that year after year, you get beautiful blooms in your garden. However, it can confuse many gardeners as to when to prune and how. However, most people struggle to know when or how to prune this plant group. With annuals, it is easy; at the end of […]

I get a lot of emails and comments from new gardeners who really want to garden but have no clue where to start. They don’t know what they’re doing and panic that they will mess it up! This is known as the fear of failure in gardening. So, I thought it was about time we […]

When I started this gardening blog, I was on a simple mission: to help inspire, educate and encourage all gardeners to succeed in their green spaces. One of the most exciting groups of gardeners I help is beginners or new gardeners. However, there are several common mistakes that all new gardeners make unless they have […]

There’s no time to waste; let me, Lee Burkhill, show you how to use this site to go from zero to Garden Ninja in a matter of helpful guides and gardening videos. If you want to become a fantastic gardener then let me help train you at your own pace! 1. The Garden Ninja Blog […]

Growing a wisteria in your garden can be one of the most impressive plants to welcome you home. In summer, wisteria has jaw-dropping pendulous (raceme) lilac flowers that hang down like purple pendants in mid-summer. These climbing giants can add a green vertical gardening layer to your home. Whether it is around a door to […]