by Anna Marshall | Mar 17, 2026 | Practical Gardening
Finding the right composting method for you is a key way to keep your garden healthy and recycle nutrients from your kitchen that would otherwise end up as waste. A circular relationship between our homes and gardens is not only economical, but an important part of... 
by Funda Kemal | Feb 24, 2025 | Practical Gardening
Spring Cleaning? Here are some ideas for Easy Garden Storage It’s that time again – snowdrops peeking through the old leaves and twigs leftover from the past year, reminding us that longer days and sunshine are on their way. And of course the sun does few things... 
by Kate Woodhead | Apr 2, 2024 | Plants, Trees & Flowers, Practical Gardening
As the days lengthen and the garden looks more inviting as it awakens, we tend to start with our visits to the garden centre. Indeed, many have been gearing up for our first visits for weeks as Easter weekend is for many, the chance to plan how to make the garden... 
by Annabel Bridge | Mar 26, 2023 | Practical Gardening
We know that the number of people making compost has shot up in recent years. We thought it may help to run though the basics of what can sometimes seem a confusing subject. After all you don’t want your new compost heap to just sit there? You want it to do magic. So... 
by Kate Woodhead | May 5, 2022 | Plants, Trees & Flowers, Practical Gardening
Popular flowering plants for your herbaceous borders The plants I am going to explore are popular for good reason; they are colourful, easy to grow without much intervention and persist in their flowering year after year. Two of them are the backbone of many borders... 
by Annabel Bridge | Feb 8, 2021 | Practical Gardening
Recently we ran a blog about the secret life of trees, exploring how they communicate with each other through a web of roots and fungus in the soil. Until recently this interconnected world beneath the soil was almost completely unknown and it sparked a curiosity in...