Updated 13/06/2025 Sweet peas are a great all rounder in the garden. With delicate flowers with a delightful fragrance and climbing habit they're great when grown up wigwams and garden canes. Their habit makes them fantastic for any size garden, even small spaces. They lend themselves to cottage style spots. But even though [...]

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Autumn is usually the time of year when bulbs appear in the shops and online for sale for planting between now and the end of the year. This month is the time to be planting out corms, so here’s how to do it… What’s the difference? Quite often the term [...]

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Here are my top ten upright plants for vertical interest to use in your garden. Upright plants are great for adding height and interest to your beds, borders and containers. Not only that, but many make great additions to small spaces with their thin, slender growth rather than spreading and using up any valuable [...]

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December is a great time of year to prune most deciduous trees and shrubs like acers, birch and vines, whilst they are dormant. This is because the sap that they contain has dropped down to the roots and stays there until early spring. Then, come spring, it moves back up the stems to help [...]

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Using crop rotation in your vegetable garden is vital to grow the best crops by reducing the risk of disease as well as supplying your vegetables with nutrients that they need. So, find out how to use crop rotation in your own garden. How it works Firstly, the legumes absorb [...]

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