
Rented garden ideas – create a beautiful garden in pots!
If you have a rented garden or can’t afford to change your landscaping, then you can create a real garden in pots. When you move, you can take the pots…
Is your garden full of dying plants because of this summer’s extreme heat or drought? My persicaria looks like a bowl of crisps, the Virginia creeper’s leaves are limp, the…
If you have a rented garden or can’t afford to change your landscaping, then you can create a real garden in pots. When you move, you can take the pots…
The perfect lawn is now a surprisingly controversial issue in gardening. Some people want a smart, green surface with no flaws. Others say that such a lawn is an ‘ecological…
To deadhead plants, you simply cut off dead or dying flowers. Deadheading is one of the easiest, yet most effective, gardening techniques. It’s also the best way of ensuring that…
This small wildlife garden is very pretty and easy to look after. Plus it attracts a wide range of wildlife. When the Rewilding Britain garden won Best in Show at…
If you want a pretty garden – on a budget – now is a brilliant time to find inspiration. The garden design ideas at BBC Gardeners World Live, currently on…
When Natalie and Mike Newman first saw their house, they were attracted by the neglected garden almost more than the house itself. It was probably laid out in Victorian or…
10 things you need to know when creating a beautiful balcony garden. Practical tips and inspiration from award-winning balconies.
Show gardens aren’t real gardens. You visit a show like the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022 to be inspired and uplifted. Or perhaps even to disagree about what does and…
Here is an early summer gardening checklist, followed by suggestions on how you can make this as easy as possible. Weed paths and borders Decide where you can tolerate weeds,…
How to connect your indoor and outdoor space – use colour, materials and plants to create a seamless link between your house and garden
How to group pots to create a beautiful ‘border’ – you can switch it round, take it with you and have maximum colour every season
Here are answers to the 5 most common spring gardening questions. I prefer not to specify a month, because the trouble with ‘Gardening tips for April (or whatever month)’ is…