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.

Simple Winter Houseplant Care

During the shortest, coolest days of the year, houseplants grow more slowly, calling for a slightly different care regime. Here I share my ten-point plan for keeping your plants happy and healthy between November and February.

2022 Christmas Gift Guide

From budding gardeners to expert horticulturalists, I've got a host of unique gift ideas to share with you. Read on to discover my pick of the most beautiful, sustainable and thoughtful presents for the garden lovers in your life.

How to Create a Halloween Candle Display

Instead of carving up yet another pumpkin, why not try something different and follow my recipe for a spooktacular Halloween candle bowl? Here's how to break with tradition and save your squashes for eating!

Plants I Love - Nerines

During late autumn, one flower shines brighter than all others; one might even say it sparkles; that flower belongs to the nerine, commonly known as the Guernsey lily. Read on to discover why I love nerines so dearly.

How To Create An Autumn Pumpkin Arrangement

As the nights draw in, I love to cut the last blooms from my garden and enjoy them indoors. Here I share how to combine seasonal flowers in a vessel fashioned from a hollowed-out pumpkin - a quick, simple project that anyone can succeed with.

How to Protect Tender Plants Over Winter

Climate change has opened up all sorts of exciting possibilities for garden lovers, boosting the popularity of ‘exotic’ or ‘jungle style’ planting using tender plants. In this guide, I explain how to care for plants that aren't frost-hardy over winter.

Planting A Container For Autumn Colour

By September, many summer-flowering annuals will have burned themselves out. With 6-8 weeks until the first frosts, now’s the time to plant a glowing display that will light up your garden through autumn.

In The Know - Hedge Trimming

Soft and blousy or solid and structural, a well-maintained hedge makes the perfect, wildlife-friendly boundary or divider. Here's everything you need to know about keeping hedges neat and tidy.

Divine Dahlias - Get To Know & Grow Them

When it comes to colour, stature and flower-power, dahlias have few equals in the plant kingdom. Discover how to grow these rewarding garden plants successfully in my short introduction to dahlia cultivation.

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