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When is a weed not a weed?

Posted on Wednesday, August 28th, 2013

We can all name a few weeds, such as dandelions, bindweed and the dreaded Japanese knotweed. But what makes a plant a weed? Well, really a weed is simply a plant growing in the wrong place. So an errant gladiolus growing in a bed of roses could well be considered a weed, whereas gladioli in [...]

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Seven super ideas from the Chelsea Flower Show - that you can do this weekend

Posted on Tuesday, May 28th, 2013

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is full to bursting with great ideas for your garden. From planting schemes to ornamental structures, if you have a blank canvas in your back yard then Chelsea will help you fill it.
But for those with less grand designs, Chelsea can also provide inspiration for quick and easy improvements. The [...]

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Ideas for gardening Christmas gifts

Posted on Wednesday, October 31st, 2012

The countdown to Christmas has begun and it’s time to start thinking about what gardening gifts to buy for the greenfingered people in your life. To give you a helping hand, these are our picks of the pressies for this festive season:
Practical purchases
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Autumnal lawn care

Posted on Wednesday, September 12th, 2012

I always feel very sorry for lawns. Almost every lawn is used and abused by its owners and rarely given the care and attention that it needs. Yet the plucky grass continues to grow and provide that fabulously green surface for us to relax and play on.
We seem to forget that a lawn isn’t one [...]

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The stars of late summer

Posted on Friday, August 31st, 2012

If your summer blooms are fading and the autumn seems to be rather a drab prospect, why not roll out the red carpet for some real star plants? Asters, or Michaelmas daisies, are reliable, mainly perennial plants which provide much needed colour in the late summer and autumn.
To celebrate these late, but very welcome, bloomers, [...]

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Flowers that look (and are!) good enough to eat

Posted on Sunday, June 24th, 2012

Forget the veg patch – why not try foraging for food in your ornamental borders?! Edible flowers abound in the garden year round, but the summer is the best time to find little gems to brighten up your salads and other dishes. Here’s our guide to some of the best floral fodder and suggestions on [...]

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Create your own Olympic Garden

Posted on Wednesday, May 30th, 2012

With the Olympic Flame winding it way around the country, many of us are getting ready for this year’s Olympic celebrations. So why not prepare your garden for this exciting event? Below we’ve listed a few of our ideas and included a link at the bottom to the London 2012 site where you can find [...]

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RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2012

Posted on Thursday, May 24th, 2012

Chelsea is always a big event on my calendar and this year, in brilliant sunshine, it did not disappoint. From Diarmund Gavin’s determination to pour every ounce of his imagination into designing an innovative and bizarre garden, to the cooling colours and rustling grasses adorning many other show gardens, the internationally famous flower show provided [...]

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Top tips for surviving (and thriving at) garden shows!

Posted on Sunday, April 29th, 2012

As spring marches on we’re well into the season when garden shows are starting to bloom all over the place. With arguably the most famous garden show coming up in a few weeks (the RHS Chelsea Flower Show) we thought it would be a good time to share a few tips on making the best [...]

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Chelsea Flower Show - what we can expect this year

Posted on Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, arguably the most prestigious garden show in the world, is just under two months away now and we’ve been keeping our ears to the ground to find out what treats are in store this year. So here are just a few of the delights you can expect:

Olympic Park garden co-designer [...]

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