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The Complete Guide to Growing Easy Cut Flowers in Your Garden There’s something deeply satisfying about cutting flowers from your own garden to fill your home with colour and fragrance. Whether you’re a complete...
Learn how to create an easy compost heap Click Here As temperatures drop and winter sets in, many gardeners assume their compost heap grinds to a halt until spring returns. While it’s true that...
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Taking Softwood Cuttings from Dahlias Propagating dahlias from softwood cuttings is one of the best ways to increase your stock of plants while keeping them true to type. It’s a straightforward technique, but success...
Growing melons such as cantaloupe, honeydew, and watermelon is extremely rewarding. With the right warmth, sunshine, and soil, even UK gardeners can enjoy sweet, home-grown fruit. Melons are heat-loving plants, so careful timing and...
Old cardboard delivery boxes If you have borders full of annual weeds or large numbers of weed seedlings, using cardboard under a mulch is a simple, low-cost, and very effective solution. This method works...
Growing Chillies from Seed in January and February Starting chillies (chiles) from seed in January and February is a great way to get strong, productive plants ready for the long growing season ahead. While...
Weeping Willow Golden Willow (Salix alba var. vitellina) Willows have been used for centuries to stabilise riverbanks, railway embankments, drainage ditches, and other vulnerable banks. Among the most effective species for this purpose are...
Using Coffe grounds in the garden Coffee grounds are often promoted as a garden miracle, but the reality is more nuanced. Used correctly, they can be very helpful; used carelessly, they can cause problems....
Fruiting buds or sprurs on apple tree Fruiting Buds in Apple Trees: How to Identify Them and Encourage More Fruit Understanding fruiting buds is one of the most important skills in pruning apple trees....
Pollination of Pear Trees: Why It Matters for Fruit Production Pear trees are often generous with blossoms in spring, yet many gardeners are disappointed when little or no fruit follows. One of the most...
