Worried that your garden is going to suffer in heatwaves this summer? Follow these tips to protect your plants and keep your ...

If your tomato plants aren't looking healthy as you were expecting, you might be making one of these five common errors. We ...

1. Setting up a compost bin The size of your composting bin, the mix of ingredients and frequency of turning all help determine the quality of your compost. Home-made compost heaps should be at least ...

Zen gardens provide places for contemplation and relaxation in the whirl of busy modern life. They emerged as spaces for meditation around the fourteenth century in Japan. In Zen Buddhist temples of ...

Make sure you plant for every season – not just spring and summer. Consider using evergreens, trees with good autumn colour and fruits, spring bulbs, and winter-flowering shrubs and climbers.

How do you recreate a Mediterranean garden design? Mediterranean gardens often have shaded seating areas with plants in terracotta pots, surrounded by drifts of fragrant herbs. Water features are ...

The most common problem for keeping office plants healthy, though, is lack of time. Do people in your office have time to water plants regularly or mist them if they need high levels of humidity? It's ...

To replace a lawn with thyme, first remove all the grass by stripping off the top layer of grass and soil, then cultivate the ground to ensure it's weed-free. Thyme is shallow rooting so just ...

When top dressing, usually aim to apply around 2-4kg of lawn dressing per square metre, or up to 6kg if the lawn needs a heavy dressing. The amount needed will vary depending on whether there are ...

When choosing a house plant for your bathroom, it's important to consider the specific conditions of the room. Not all bathrooms are the same in terms of size, shape, temperature, light and humidity ...

Indoor plants have been popular for many years, and for good reason. They offer a range of benefits, including improving air quality and reducing stress levels. Not only that, but they add a touch of ...

As well as their importance in our history, English and sessile oaks are special for the rich web of biodiversity they support. Around 2,300 species are associated with native oaks and more than 300 ...