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This year, why not give your decorations a personal touch and make your own wreath? It’s easy to do, and the results look great!
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This how-to grow Hellebores guide will help you to produce the best Helleborus in the neighbourhood!
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Whether you use your own home-grown herbs or fresh herbs from the supermarket, drying herbs is easy to do.
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Creating a biodiverse garden even improves your wellbeing, as shown in a recent RHS wellbeing study so if the birds aren’t flocking to your garden, here are our tips to help you encourage wildlife to your space.
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Sempervivum means ‘always alive’, and it’s a good description of these attractive and easy to grow succulents
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Are you wondering how to store autumn harvests? Autumn harvests are some of the most delicious and there are many ways to store them. Here are our tips:
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Wattle fencing has been around for centuries. It’s done by weaving thin branches through poles to make panels, and it goes right back to Neolithic times, so it’s a well-tried technique! Use a low wattle fence to define the edge of a bed and make a good wind barrier to protect young seedlings.
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The question of how and when to prune hedges is a frequent question asked by many gardeners, both experienced and less so. There are different pruning methods for different times of the year and plants, but this step by step guide should give you a good idea of what to do and when. There are many resources online and plenty of help in store as well.
Established and informal hedging
Hedging that is well established will ne...
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Here is how to repot a container plant perfectly to ensure it settles in well and thrives.
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This guide is how to prevent your plants from bolting, which can be so frustrating and happen really quickly in conditions that aren’t ideal for your plants.
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Knowing how to divide plants is such a rewarding task because not only does it help your plants to thrive and gives them room to grow but it also means it results in you having more free plants!
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Know how to harvest beets with this guide we have put together for you. Harvesting delicious homegrown beets is such a joyful experience, and the flavour just can not be beaten!
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