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Five beautiful containers for your garden

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A pot a day keeps the gardener at play Our own garden isn’t large by any means so ever since I started gardening, container growing...

Top tips on how to grow corn

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Learn how to maximise the short growing season with Bob’s top advice In most older vegetable gardening books you’ll seldom find references to sweetcorn, nor...

How to safely transplant young plants

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Ruth shows you how to safely transplant young plants. The past few months have been so grey and wet it’s been hard to keep the...

Making fertiliser for free

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Use fresh leaves that are packed with nutrients One of the biggest financial outlays most gardeners make is fertilisers and supplements - but do we...

How to grow squash and marrows

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Bob explains how to grow the size and variety that works for you Marrows have long been grown, but other than for super-sized specimens at...

How to make a wildlife-attracting water feature

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A simple water feature looks great and is a boon for wildlife Gardening as we know, is far from plonking a few plants in the...
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A busy summer garden

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Ruth finds that there’s lots to do, from dawn...

How to make your own compost

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It’s easy – and free – to make compost at home which is ideal for improving the soil in your borders, veg plot or allotment.

Helping your lawn survive drought

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Don’t spend money - it will revive when it...

Plants with zest

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A look at just some of the exciting citrus...

Looking after meadows and lawns

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Keep it healthy and watch out for pests, says...

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Say hello to the Heuchera family!

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There’s a stunning variety for every spot Have you grown...

Top three seasonal recipes

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Some lovely edible inspiration from The National Garden Scheme Although...

Keep plants healthy by dividing

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Splitting plants saves money and helps fill border gaps As...

How to dry herbs

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Andrew Oldham explains how to safely select and save...

A bad year for the tomatoes

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Ruth has a theory why her greenhouse plants have...

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Say hello to the Heuchera family!

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There’s a stunning variety for every spot Have you grown...

Top three seasonal recipes

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Some lovely edible inspiration from The National Garden Scheme Although...

Keep plants healthy by dividing

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Splitting plants saves money and helps fill border gaps As...

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