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Paste Button labelSelf Pollinating Apple Trees? Your Guide to Apple Pollination Groups
Grafted Vegetable Plants: Are They Worth It?
Rowan Berry: A Bird’s Favourite Food?
The Best Privacy Plants to Screen Your Neighbours
Guides to grow like a pro
View allGrowing Chillies: UK Beginner's Guide
Growing Sweet Potatoes: UK Beginner’s Guide
How To Train a Fruit Tree
Cherry Blossom Season: Japan’s Hanami Festival
When cherry blossoms bloom, you really know spring has arrived. Discover the origins of the hanami festival and how you can get involved in the UK. Read moreGet inspired
View allWildlife Pond Ideas, Plants and Tips to Attract Nature
Which is the Best Climbing Plant for Your Garden?
The Best Grapes to Grow in UK Gardens
Kitchen Garden Ideas for a Doorstep Harvest
Kitchen gardens use the available space to its best advantage and provide all the veg you need all year round. Here’s how to get started. Read moreGrowing your own food
View allGrowing Raspberries: A Beginner’s Guide
How to Store Plums and Use Up Your Crop
The Best Grapes to Grow in UK Gardens
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In the spotlight
Paste Button labelVegetable Planting Calendar UK (And When to Harvest)
Easy Vegetables to Grow: Our Top 10 Picks
Growing Vegetables in Pots for Beginners
Which is the Best Climbing Plant for Your Garden?
Planting Climbers: A Beginner’s Guide
The Easiest Fruit Trees to Grow in the UK
The Best Soft Fruit Plants (as Chosen by Our Growers)
Planting Fruit Bushes: The Complete Guide
How To Plant a Tree: Potted Trees and Bare Root
How to Choose the Perfect Tree
Best Pond Plants: Top 5 Plants to Bring Your Pond to Life
Planting Pond Plants: A Beginner’s Guide
Cottage Gardens: Design, Flowers & Layouts
10 Best Plants to Attract Bees to Your Garden
Planting Calendar UK: Month by Month
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How to Plan Your Perfect Garden
A little careful preparation now will help you make sure you get the most from your space and grow the most successful plants all year round. -
Fruit Tree Problems: Signs and Solutions
We show you how to identify and deal with the most common fruit tree pests and diseases yourself - or avoid them in the first place. -
Top 9 Gardens Jobs For July
July is the month when most gardens are looking their best, but don't sit back just yet! -
10 Garden Jobs for Winter
The temperature might be plummeting, but don’t hang up your spade just yet! There are lots of garden jobs to be getting on with in winter - and they don’t all involve raking leaves. -
Garden Jobs for August
August is the time to enjoy the fruits (and vegetables!) of your garden labour. Flowering plants and shrubs are looking their be... -
Garden Jobs for July
July is the month when most gardens are looking their best. The long, warm summer evenings mean that there’s more time for a bit of after-work gardening.
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Why and How Do We Weed?
A weed is simply an unwanted wild plant. If you didn’t plant it, you don’t like it and it’s taking up valuable space in your garden, it’s a weed! -
How to Identify the 10 Most Common UK Garden Weeds
Learn how to identify the top 10 most common UK garden weeds with this comprehensive guide from our experts. -
How Often and When to Water Your Plants
Knowing the best way to water will help to keep your plants healthy and productive, so there are a few things you will need to take into consideration. -
Do You Have to Prune Trees?
Learn why you should probably be pruning your trees and how to do it with advice from our experts. -
Do I need a Greenhouse?
You don’t need a greenhouse to grow most plants. However, having one can extend your growing season and enable you to grow a wider ran... -
What Kind of Soil Do I Have?
Learn about the different types of soil you might have in your garden, what to grow and how to improve it.
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