The best wormeries in 2025
A wormery is a great way of recycling kitchen and small amounts of garden waste, using worms to turn this material into nutrient-rich natural compost. A sump within the wormery…[...]
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The Everything Guide to Watering Houseplants
To water or not to water: that is the question. Indoor plants can be finicky when it comes ... Read More The post The Everything Guide to Watering Houseplants appeared…[...]
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The best bird feed in 2025
Bird food is a small but crucial way of supporting British wildlife. Provide meals for birds and their young and you’ll be rewarded with beautiful birdsong and displays of natural…[...]
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David Hessayon obituary
Gardening writer whose no-nonsense Expert guides have remained in the bestseller lists since the 1950sDavid Hessayon, who has died aged 96, was a chemist who became the world’s most successful…[...]
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2024 – A Tree Oddity
We at the Garden Professors stress the importance of accurate diagnoses of plant “problems.” Often, problems aren’t due to pests or disease, and sometimes they aren’t problems at all. That…[...]
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Roundup isn’t what you think it is anymore
None of these products contain glyphosate. Like all reasonably knowledgeable gardeners, I thought I knew what’s in the most commonly used herbicide in history, but not anymore. Take a look…[...]
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Spring isn’t here yet – but catkins might tide your garden over until it arrives
If you are craving flowers, these bold yellow columns of tiny blooms may be the answerI can’t stop thinking about the flower market. I make idle plans to get up…[...]
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Maximize Your Space and Effort With a Layered Garden
At some point, annual veggies took over the popularity contest. We’re so used to seeing neat rows of ... Read More The post Maximize Your Space and Effort With a…[...]
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What to Do with the Slope in Your Garden? 6 Attractive Solutions
The degree of difficulty indisputably rises when you’re gardening on a slope (pardon the word play here). There are ways, fortunately, to deal with uneven landscapes that don’t involve just…[...]
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