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As part of its ambitious new Sustainability Strategy, the RHS has launched its national Planet-Friendly Gardening Campaign, with the aim being to encourage members of the general public to make meaningful contributions towards climate change targets. Research from the gardening charity shows that each of the 30 million gardeners to be found around the UK […]

There are all sorts of different ways to organise your garden, but if you’re looking for a way to ensure organic pest control, improve pollination and see your shrubs and flower beds thrive, you might want to look into companion planting, which involves positioning different plants next to each other in a mutually beneficial way.

With September just around the corner, gardeners the UK over can start thinking about how they’re going to ensure their outdoor spaces continue to look beautiful through the autumn and into winter – and the good news is that there’s a lot that can be planted at this time of year, even as the weather

Gardening is a brilliant pastime, one that brings with it endless rewards and benefits, everything from enjoying more fresh air and getting more exercise to helping boost mental health and wellbeing by reducing depression and anxiety. And for children, there are all sorts of ways in which they can benefit too, since the pursuit engages

As global temperatures rise and the impacts of climate change are felt more keenly around the world, avid gardeners in the UK may well find that they have to make a few alterations to their outdoor spaces and start growing a variety of different plants, with the classic English garden as we know it consigned

A new month brings with it a new list of jobs to do in the garden and August is finally here, so we’re very much in the grips of summer – which means there’s no time to rest on your laurels when it comes to your outdoor spaces. Because of the heat, you’ll need to

When it comes to sustaining global ecosystems and ensuring that we have all the natural resources we’re accustomed to, there’s nothing more important than pollinators… bees, butterflies, bats, beetles, birds and so on, all of which help make sure we have food on our plates each and every day. All the earth’s flowering plants need

As lovely as the summer sun can be, it’s not especially good news for gardening enthusiasts – and it seems that this weather is going to continue over the coming weeks, so knowing how to ensure your outdoor spaces continue to flourish is certainly wise. The Met Office has just issued the UK’s first ever

One of the keys to gardening success is compost, as this can help to improve the structure of the soil, maintain the pH balance and suppress plant disease, and maintain moisture levels in the ground. Not only that but composting saves you money and resources, as well as reducing your impact on the environment… so

Landscaping and garden design can be a little on the tricky side if you don’t have a huge amount of space to play around with, but just because you do have a smaller area than others doesn’t mean you can’t create the garden of your dreams. You’ll just need to employ a few little tricks