Half-fill a 2 to 3 litre pot with peat-free compost. Position the tuber in the container, keeping the central stem upwards, ...

You can plant first early seed potatoes in the ground in late March to early April once the risk of hard frosts has passed.

Another way of making a small space feel larger is to plant lots of the same plant. This means the eye travels smoothly ...

March 2025 when the clocks spring forward, giving us all earlier morning light. Plus, the feeling that spring is well and ...

Dahlias originate from Mexico and are frost tender. Therefore, they’ll need to be kept in either a frost-free greenhouse or ...

Honey fungus is one of the most common root diseases in the world. There are seven different species of honey fungus found in the UK. Of which two are the most common, Armillaria mellea and A.gallica.

Phlox are an old favourite having been grown in British gardens for more than 250 years. Mainly native to North America, there are around 68 different species. There are a wide range of types found ...

Compost being sold on garden centre shelves are more often labelled as ‘peat-free’. Peat has been used in the horticulture industry since the 1960s, but there have been calls for it to be banned. This ...