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Garden redesign – Geoff Stonebanks at Driftwood
Catch up with one of our favourite bloggers, Geoff Stonebanks, creator and keeper of the award-winning Driftwood garden. Here he gives us an exclusive insight to the creation of his brand new Mediterranean themed area, and shares a snapshot of his time capsule for the...
Top 10 Easiest Houseplants
Would you love to have some lush greenery in your home but don’t feel that you have the expertise? Let’s face it – we have all killed a houseplant – or two or three….perhaps more! But don’t let that put you off. There’s a houseplant out there for every type of...
Top 10 Houseplants : The Best of the Bunch and How to Grow Them
From Monkey Leaves to Mother-in-Law's Tongue, houseplants offer a dazzling variety of leaf shapes, forms, and colours. And from bright, warm window sills, to cool humid bathrooms, they each have their own preferences for where and how they like to live. In case you...
Christmas Colour: The 10 Best Plants for Christmas Gifts and Decorations
Add some festive colour to the dark winter months this Christmas. Our winter-flowering houseplants make growing gifts which everyone will love. A gift of brightly coloured flowers raises Christmas spirits and what’s more, green gifts are not just for Christmas, but...
How to store vegetables
If you’ve grown a wonderful harvest of fresh fruit and vegetables but don’t know how to store it correctly, you’ve come to the right place. Learning how to prepare and store your fresh produce stops good food from going to waste and helps you to enjoy eating it for a...
Onions masterclass: best expert content
Whether you prefer to plant onion sets in autumn or spring, or you want to grow huge, exhibition-sized bulbs that you’ve carefully nurtured from onion seeds, here are some top tips…
Pruning and planting soft fruit
Never grown fruit plants before? Not sure what to do with your rapidly growing berry bush? We asked experienced gardener Nic Wilson how she grows such bumper crops. Her generously shared tips make growing some of the most expensive shop-bought produce as easy as pie....
The difference between onions and shallots
Here we explain the differences between onions and shallots and explore why both are equally worth growing in your veg patch.