Gardens can quickly become overgrown and untidy. It never takes long for a garden to begin to look dated, and the weather can take its toll on our outdoor spaces throughout the year. If your garden is in need of a new look, why not transform it with a few…

If you’re a gardener, you’ll know there’s nothing more frustrating than going out to admire a flowerbed or vegetable plot, only to discover that the slugs and snails have found it first! They can be incredibly destructive in a short space of time, and we’ve lost many a carefully-tended plant…

If you aren’t already doing your part for the environment in 2020, you need to start thinking about making some big changes. While many of us now recycle without a second thought, there are still people out there who are damaging the environment every single day. One of the most…

Those of us lucky enough to have gardens have been spending a lot of time in them this summer, and some of us are also new dog owners. While we all love our dogs, we do sometimes wish they’d…you know…stop trashing the garden. The solution is to put some pooch-friendly…

Many of us have limited outside space, but even if you only have a window box you can plant and enjoy a little herb garden. Fresh herbs add a new dimension to recipes – you can chop basil onto fresh pasta, stud roast chicken with rosemary or add a little…

Outdoor design is just as subject to trends as the inside of your house, so if you’re thinking of giving your garden a quick spruce up or even a serious makeover this year, we’ve tracked down the hottest trends for 2020. 1. Architectural features By ‘architectural’, we mean things that…

Increased building work and the uses of pesticides on farmland and in gardens are threatened the habitat of the UK’s indigenous wildlife, such as bees, butterflies and hedgehogs. You can do your bit by transforming your garden into a wildlife oasis, with the added benefit that you’ll get a beautiful…

Right, we’re officially sick of winter now! It does feel like there’s a change just round the corner – the spring flowers are raising their heads above the ground, and there’s definitely more daylight. We’re getting impatient, though – we want to see some colour in the garden NOW! We’ve…