if your garden is bigger than a courtyard, but smaller than an acre

Top tips for trees – what you really need to know before you prune your trees

Top tips for trees – what you really need to know before you prune your trees

November 25th, 2023 Posted In: Gardening know how


You may not intend to prune your trees yourself. But even if you employ a tree surgeon, there are key facts you need to know about tree maintenance. This will…

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Container pond in an agricultural water trough

How to create a beautiful container pond to attract wildlife

You can make a container pond out of anything that will hold water. But some materials are better than others. That includes stone, metal, some ceramics and fibreglass. Many people…

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June 10th, 2023

Posted In: Garden trends & design


Use tree stumps as garden sculpture

Transform a shady corner of your garden with a stunning stumpery

A stumpery is an area of the garden with tree stumps and logs arranged as decoration. If you’ve got a mature tree with big roots and you can’t plant anything…

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June 3rd, 2023

Posted In: Garden trends & design


Soft fence colours in Sarah Price's garden in RHS Chelsea 2023

7 ideas from RHS Chelsea 2023 that will really work in your garden

Here are the best ideas for your garden from this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show (known as RHS Chelsea 2023). Not all show garden ideas translate into real garden design,…

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May 23rd, 2023

Posted In: Garden trends & design


How to choose the best plants for your garden

5 top tips on how to choose the best plants for your garden

Here are 5 top insider tips on how to choose the best plants for your garden. I visited multi-award winning nursery, Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants to ask Rosy Hardy what…

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May 20th, 2023

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How to spot and destroy box moth caterpillar

How to spot box tree moth caterpillars – the best ways to deal with it!

Box moth caterpillars – also known as box tree moth caterpillars- can strip the leaves from your box plant or hedge. In extreme cases, your plant will die. As many…

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May 15th, 2023

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Transform your garden with simple DIY tips and easy grow plants

Transform your garden – easy garden design tips and budget ideas

Transform your garden with these easy DIY tips and creative ideas. From a bare yard to a flower-filled space – all on a budget!

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May 6th, 2023

Posted In: Garden trends & design


Garden style ideas to inspire you

Garden style ideas – find the one that’s perfect for you

If you’re planning or re-vamping a garden, then start with a list of garden style ideas. A good garden style can often be summed up in one word. Or it…

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April 22nd, 2023

Posted In: Garden trends & design


Garden border on a budget - showing how much each tip will save

How you make a garden border on a budget – 7 really effective strategies

I’ve been researching tips for creating a garden border on a budget. But to create an effective budget-beating strategy – and a beautiful flower border – you need to know…

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April 15th, 2023

Posted In: Garden trends & design


Wheelbarrows should have a good well inflated front wheel.

Which are the most useful garden tools? You’ll be surprised….

The 5 most useful garden tools – you don’t need to buy and store lots of tools. How to choose the ones that you’ll use the most!

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April 1st, 2023

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10 beautiful but tough perennials

10 beautiful but tough perennials for too wet and too dry summers

We all want beautiful but tough perennials in our gardens this year. Temperate climates (those with spring, summer, autumn and winter seasons) are notoriously changeable. At Antique Perennials, Kinglake, Australia’s…

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March 17th, 2023

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5 types of slug resistant plants and how to outwit slugs and snails

5 types of slug resistant plants – the easy way to beat snails and slugs in the garden

Planting slug resistant plants is the most effective way of stopping slugs and snails from devouring your garden. You may have read articles promising that you can get rid of…

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March 11th, 2023

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Elements of garden structure

Garden structure – the surprising reason why some borders look brilliant and others don’t

Garden structure means the permanent elements of your garden, and how they relate to each other. It’s the paths, pots, walls, fences, arches, arbours and pergolas. It’s the trees and…

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March 5th, 2023

Posted In: Garden trends & design