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Garden maintenance is an absolute must if you’re to ensure that your plants, shrubs and trees flourish and thrive – and pruning has a vital role to play in this regard. Pruning helps your outside spaces look their best throughout the year, as well as making sure that any plants you have can grow properly, […]

Gardening is a wonderful hobby to take up, one with all sorts of benefits associated with it – but it can be a little frustrating when what you plant and sow fails to flourish and grow. Don’t give up on your quest for green fingers if this is your experience right now, however… we’re living

October is one of the most beautiful months of the year, this cannot be denied! There’s nothing we like more than watching the leaves turn stunning shades of reds and yellows – and, of course, the excitement of the first frost on the horizon, as well. Being out and about in the fresh air, tending

Anyone can do a spot of gardening, no matter how much space they have at home – and you certainly don’t need to have a huge outdoor space in order to indulge in this particular pastime. Container gardening is absolutely ideal for anyone who wants to start growing but who doesn’t have a lot of

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