Advice & Inspiration

At Dan Cooper Garden I want to put the best tools in one hand and the best knowledge in the other. Here you'll find useful guides explaining how to get the most enjoyment from your garden each month, alongside brand profiles, interviews with my garden heroes, seasonal projects and step-by-step guides.

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.

Six Strategies To Stop Slugs And Snails Eating Your Hostas

Are you fed up with molluscs eyeing up your hostas like an all-you-can-eat buffet? Don’t give up until you’ve tried these simple strategies for keeping them blemish-free.

Ten Ways to Use Wool In Your Garden

Wool is a renewable, natural resource that's plentiful in the UK. In this article, I explore ten ways you can use wool to help you garden more successfully and sustainably.

Your Garden In May

May is my favourite month. The earth is almost vibrating with energy and all around us life feels new, vital and full of hope. Here's how to make the most of the wonderful opportunities May presents.

How to do The Chelsea Chop

Sounds brutal? It's really not! Extend the flowering period of your prized perennials by giving them a judicious trim in late May.

My Chelsea Flower Show Survival Guide

Going to the Chelsea Flower Show and want to make the most of your day? My survival guide will tell you how to avoid the crowds, save money and guard against the infamous Chelsea cough.

How To Sow A Wildflower Meadow

Do you dream of creating a wildflower meadow fizzing with colour, texture and the buzz of happy pollinators? Let me share where, when and how to sow the seeds of success.

Dan Cooper's Garden at The Watch House in Kent

Your Garden In April

My handy guide to help you get the most from your garden between those pesky April showers.

Simple Seed Sowing

Starting from seed, you can fill your garden with flowers, fruit, and vegetables with minimal equipment and a modest outlay. If you're unsure how and when to begin, I've distilled all the basics into this guide.

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