Advice & Inspiration
How To Cut And Care For Flowers
As summer reaches its zenith, so do our flower gardens. After months of hard work, there are rich pickings to be had. In this short guide, I share my top tips for cutting and caring for flowers, highlighting the essential tools every gardener needs.
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Inside or Out? How to Choose Where to Plant Seeds
Growing from seed is one of the most satisfying and rewarding ways to furnish your garden with new plants. In this guide, I explore the pros and cons of sowing indoors and outdoors.
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Friends With Borders
This 100m-long mixed border is home to 450 varieties of trees, shrubs and perennials. If you think this small section looks good, imagine it multiplied by ten! Click through to find out more.
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Caring For Dahlias In Summer
You've nursed them through winter, coaxed them into growth, and protected them from predators. Your dahlias are blooming beautifully, but how do you keep them going until the first frost? Read on to find out.
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5 Ways To Keep Your Summer Garden Blooming
You've spent months carefully preparing your garden for summer. It's filled with colourful blooms, and you'd like it to stay that way. Here's how to do it.
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How to Create a Drought-Tolerant Garden
What can we do to prepare our gardens for hotter, drier summers? The good news is that we can build resilience and beauty into outdoor spaces with clever planning and drought-tolerant planting.
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Your Garden in July
There is plenty to be done in the garden during July, but in less of a hurry than before. This leaves time for relaxation, planning and entertaining. Here's what you can be doing outside this month.
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Ten Heatwave Recovery Tips for Your Garden
Heatwaves can seriously impact our gardens. Luckily, most don’t last long. If you want your garden to recover quickly, follow these ten tips, and your plants will come back bigger and stronger than before.
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Your Garden In June
June is soft, romantic and generously perfumed. Gardens are brimming with hollyhocks, lupins, delphiniums, peonies, irises and, of course, roses. Here's how to get the most from your garden this month.
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