Growing produce in a kiddie pool planter may be convenient, but is it safe for your veggies and the people eating them?

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This perennial plant adds charm to front yards, backyard garden beds, container gardens, and more with its beautiful, ...

Discover the secrets to maintaining a healthy and thriving garden by learning how to assess whether your garden soil is good or needs replenishing. In this detailed guide, we delve into the key ...

Push a garden fork into the soil about 10-15cm deep and rock it back and forth. Repeat the process across your lawn to ensure ...

Your spring blooms might be done, but your garden isn't! Get ahead for next year's blooms by adding these 7 things to your ...

When you first prepare garden beds for planting, the soil is light and fluffy. With little to hold it in place, that soil quickly settles and hardens. Even an established garden bed full of roots will ...

As his debut course launches on Create Academy, Sissinghurst’s head gardener Troy Scott-Smith talks us through the key jobs ...

In the central and northern parts of the country, in particular, soils have dried to the point of becoming compacted. When ...

Some thatch is good, but too much can lead to disease and prevent nutrients from reaching the roots. Here's how and when to dethatch your lawn for healthy grass.

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I was born a few years after the end of the war. The Second World War. My dad had never been abroad until he went to Africa ...