Category: Gardening How To

Photinia Leaf Spot or scab

Photinia Leaf Spot or scab ( Entomosporium maculatum )Entomosporium maculatum affects woody members of the Rosaceae Family but for gardeners, it is most notable with the Photinias. Other hosts include pear trees, hawthorn, Pyracantha,...

GardenAdvice Plants Swap

Created over 10 years ago the GardenAdvice plant swap was created to help our MyGardenTeam fill a garden with colour without breaking the bank. Starting with our MyGardenTeam members swapping perennial plants with other...

Support your plants this summer 

One of the most overlooked jobs in the May gardening calendar is to support your plants as they grow. Perennial plants such as phlox and other tall perennials grow at such a fast rate...

How to water houseplants

Watering your houseplants tips and advice on watering your houseplants The GardenAdvice team are often asked about the best way to water houseplants. Modern houseplants are particularly difficult to water and maintain the correct...

Houseplant recovery

The GardenAdvice team are often asked about houseplants and how to get them to recover once they start to look unhealthy. The GardenAdvice 3 top tips to get your houseplants to recover are Houses...

Growing your own fruit and veg

A GardenAdvice Quick Guide for MyGardenTeam members  This is a quick guide produced by the GardenAdvice team detailing the essential information you need to consider when starting to grow your own fruit and vegetables ...

Creating a new lawn

One of the largest gardening tasks with a new garden is to create a lawn. It can be a classical lawn with strips and checkerboard effects and patterns after moving or you can opt...

Slugs and bugs

As the warmer spring weather gets underway it’s not just your plants that start to wake up it’s also all the garden pests set to feast on your prized garden plants.  The good news...