Beautiful garden plants, organic gardening, wildlife gardening etc.

If you are thinking of removing a grass lawn as it is too much work, here is some low maintenance alternatives to plastic artificial lawns.

May Flowers


Spring Colours


Late Summer Garden Flowers

Great plants for a wide range of garden types from cottage gardens to Japanese gardens.

Tips to create a wildlife pond in your garden, quickly and easily.

How to make your garden more environmentally friendly.

Newcastle University scientific study proves that the companion method of planting Marigolds near tomato plants, does deter whiteflies.

All about alpine plants and rock gardens.

An organic gardening method that provides natural pest control.

Dahlia growing advice from Bob Willard, of De Jager Bulbs.

Gladioli growing advice from Bob Willard of De Jager Bulbs.

Alstroemeria growing advice from Bob Willard of De Jager Bulbs.

Rose growing advice from David Austin Roses.

Some tips to help create your own garden compost.

Daffodil facts and video. 

Some tips for growing a beautiful Yew hedge.

Yellow blossom in spring, Forsythia, is a popular garden shrub. Facts and tips.

Some tips for creating a lovely cottage garden.

Beautiful climbing roses 

The natural alternative to typical outdoor swimming pools

Beautiful blue blossom in May.

Help turn your garden into a mini nature reserve.

Ruth Ridley of The Herb Society kindly answers some questions about herbs with some great advice and tips!

Canna growing advice from Bob Willard of De Jager Bulbs.

A non-native tree renowned for its bright yellow blossom in May. 

A Winter Bulb that Brings Colour for Christmas.


Interview with Charles Dowding.

Pruning tips for apple trees.

A garden without direct sunlight can still be beautiful.

Low maintenance ornamental grasses for modern gardens.

Plants with wow factor, large flowers.

A beautiful alternative to turf lawns and plastic grass.

Palm trees that can survive British winters and are perfect for tropical style gardens.

Native British wildflowers for  mini garden wildflower meadows and some tips on how to create one.

Take inspiration from the British countryside, and grow a wildlife hedge in your garden. Even just a few metres in length!

Attract wildlife to your pond, by adding native pond plants.

Grow your own rhubarb for making crumbles, pies and jam.

Grow your own Halloween pumpkins, and also use for roasting, soups, and American style, sweet pumpkin pie.

Beautiful tropical plants that can grow in colder climates.

Apple trees that can grow in areas with the coldest winters.

Copy nature to grow your own delicious shiitake mushrooms.

Grow a forest garden, with all types of useful trees and underlayers of fruit shrubs etc to create a low maintenance and productive garden.

How to grow leeks, so you have a plentiful supply from the end of summer and all through autumn and winter.

Super fast growing trees that are great if you want a mature tree in your garden as soon as possible.

Sue Sanderson from Thompson and Morgan, offers some great advice on how to grow and care for raspberries.

Drought tolerant, low maintenance, perennial that is full of purple flowers from June until Octotober.

If you are looking for trees with the most vibrant autumn colours, here is 10 options.

How to grow and care for citrus trees in Britain and other temperate areas.

If you are growing your own cucumbers, here are10 different types to consider.

Some tomato growing tips for beginners.

Mediterranean herbs that grow fine in British gardens, and gardens in other temperate countries.

Magnolia trees are one of the most beautiful garden trees. Here are some growing tips.

There is so many different types of tomato that you can grow!

Quiz book available as a Kindle e-book or print book.

How to care for olive trees in a temperate climate like Britain's


If you are looking for some cheap, fast garden colour, these plants, will bloom not that long after sowing seeds.

A selection of some of the best gardening books

Read all about Red clover, one of the best plant for bumblebees.

Read all about Lavender, a fantastic bumblebee plant.

Ten fruit and vegetables that store well in the freezer, and don't require blanching.

Create an Elizabethan garden, using plants that were found in the Tudor gardens of England.

10 old roses that were used in gardens during the Victorian era, that are perfect for gardens of houses built in the 19th century.

Plants that were used during the Anglo Saxon period in the centuries before the Norman invasion.

If you are looking for a beautiful flowering tree for your garden, Crape myrtle is a fantastic choice.

Information about common vegetable plant diseases and organic methods to prevent them.

Information about 10 common vegetable garden pests and organic ways to deter them.

Avoid the plastic heat wrapped cucumbers in the shops by growing your own. Here are some tips.

Plant some of these plants in your garden to help wildlife over winter.

Here are plants that are perfect for adding some Christmas flowers and colour to your garden in the depths of winter.

An article about Snowdrops, the earliest flowering of all bulbs. Some growing tips and 5 cultivars to try.