Garden Ideas advice
Our garden advice covers everything from jobs to do each month to how to lay decking and make compost. If you are landscaping your space or just pottering in your plot, we have all your garden questions answered
Garden advice
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4 houseplants that can reduce the dust in your home – and your home’s air quality
Yes, these houseplants really could help relieve the pressure of dusting and improve your home’s air quality
By Sara Hesikova
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Vegetable patches are going purple – garden experts reveal the hero grow your own trend for 2024
It's all about purple vegetables this year...
By Kayleigh Dray
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RHS gardening expert reveals the trick to pruning in January to make your plants look better than ever
These RHS-approved winter pruning tips will ensure your garden is flourishing come spring and summer
By Rebecca Knight
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How to plant dahlia tubers for non-stop blooms all midsummer and autumn long
Because, yes, there is a right way and a wrong way to plant your dahlia tubers...
By Kayleigh Dray
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How to care for sweetpeas - fill your summer garden with these stunning annuals
From sowing to deadheading, this is the ultimate sweet pea care guide
By Lauren Bradbury
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When to plant wisteria for healthy, strong roots and quick growth in the next growing season
Want to add the beautiful wisteria to your garden? Then these are the best times for planting
By Sara Hesikova
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6 houseplants that thrive in low-light spaces – even in rooms without windows
Don't get much sunlight in one or more of your rooms? These plants won't mind
By Sara Hesikova
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How do I know what fence is mine? What to do when a fence in your garden is blown over or damaged
How to determine who is responsible for the repair or replacement cost
By Lauren Bradbury
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Ugly lawns are the shocking new gardening trend that experts are urging us all to try this year
Lawns are about to get a major makeover, thanks to this Scandi garden trend...
By Kayleigh Dray
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When to sow forget-me-not seeds - the perfect time for planting in the ground or in containers
Fill your garden with beautiful blue hues
By Lauren Bradbury
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What to do with houseplants that are exposed to the cold - help them recover fast
Help your houseplants deal with the cold
By Lauren Bradbury
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How to grow blueberries in pots – experts say it's the best and easiest way to do it
Yes, you can grow blueberries in pots, if you follow these expert GYO tips...
By Kayleigh Dray
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Don't get hit with a fine! This is how high your garden fence can be without planning permission
How high can a fence be without planning permission? The answer may surprise you...
By Kayleigh Dray
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Monty Don says the trick to a stunning garden is to prune hedges now – what you need to know
Monty explains why pruning hedges in January will make for a more vigorously growing garden come spring – and which hedge varieties are best pruned now
By Sara Hesikova
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How to clean a greenhouse – an expert guide to banishing green algae, dirt and grime
Your greenhouse will sparkle and shine thanks to these expert cleaning tips
By Kayleigh Dray
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How to grow sweet peas from seed - fill your garden with colourful blooms this summer
How to sow and grow these stunning and fragrant blooms
By Lauren Bradbury
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These are the natural fertilisers that experts swear by – and they’re hiding in your kitchen cupboard
Experts share the most effective plant fertilisers you can make in your kitchen
By Sara Hesikova
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When to winter prune wisteria for stronger, brighter blooms
Keep your wisteria looking its tip-top best with our expert winter pruning guide
By Kayleigh Dray
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The Scandi window box is the chic minimalist planting trend to try this winter
Prepare to fall hard for the Scandi window box trend
By Kayleigh Dray
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How to care for a monstera deliciosa – the gentle giant of the houseplant world
How to care for a monstera deliciosa, including where to position, when to water and how to propagate
By Holly Reaney
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When to prune photinia – an expert guide to keeping your hedge looking its best
Photinias only require a light prune, but it's important to tackle the job at the right time of year
By Kayleigh Dray
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What's in season? The best fruit and vegetables to grow in January
It might be cold, but a bountiful fruit and vegetable crop awaits if you set to work now...
By Kayleigh Dray
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When is it too late to prune roses? Here's what the experts say
Because, yes, there is a right and a wrong time of year when it comes to pruning roses
By Kayleigh Dray
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The best plant covers to protect your garden from frost
What the experts use to insulate their plants in winter
By Sara Hesikova
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Why you need to add mulch to your plants before the temperature drops any more
The key step you may not have done yet
By Thea Babington-Stitt
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Meet the unexpected 'it' flower of 2024 – experts say it's set to become a garden border hero
This wild new garden border trend is going to be a very big deal this year
By Kayleigh Dray
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When to plant lupin seeds - experts reveal the perfect time to add these hardy perennials to your garden
It’s almost time…
By Lauren Bradbury