Garden Advice
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How to prune Wisteria: Winter & summer pruning guide for beginners
Growing a wisteria in your garden can be one of the most impressive plants to welcome you home. In summer…
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How to weed your garden without chemicals: organic weed removal techniques
Whether you’re starting a new fresh or dealing with an established garden weeds are going to be a feature of…
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Artificial Turf Reviewed – is fake grass an environmental timebomb?
Updated 2021: Artificial turf is now serious competition for real lawns in our gardens. One installer has seen a 200%…
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How to divide plants: splitting herbaceous perennials the easy way
Long before online shopping and plants by mail; splitting and dividing plants was one of the best ways of propagating…
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June Garden Tour 2020: Improving soil & shredding for compost
June is the month in the garden where nearly everything is looking its best. Roses should now be in full…
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How to build a fire pit: easy garden DIY Guide
I’m a big fan of recycling and upcycling in the garden. It’s so easy to buy things online but there’s…
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How to scarify a lawn: fixing a neglected lawn
Scarification of a lawn is often used to revitalise and keep an existing lawn in check. Scarification involves using a…
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January Garden Tour; Tree Pruning & Seed Stratification
I’m a glass half full kinda guy. I try to refuse, where possible, to let myself end up in negative…
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How to sharpen secateurs
When I first started gardening many moons ago I never saw the importance of sharpening tools like secateurs. How bad…
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Garden Watering Top 10 Tips: Save time & conserve water in the garden
Plants are incredibly tough things but during heat waves and summer they may need a bit more assistance in the…
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