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Selling your home? These outdoor plants are popular among potential buyers
Plants Boost your kerb appeal and your chances of selling by including these plants and flowers in your front garden
By Ellen Finch •
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How to grow peonies
Plants Easy to grow, peonies will brighten up any garden and make gorgeous cut flowers. Here's what you need to know...
By Teresa Conway •
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How to mulch: your ultimate guide to mulching
How To Using mulch is the best way to cut down the time you spend watering, weeding and fighting garden pests – here's what you need to know to get mulching!
By Sarah Giles •
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Best cottage garden plants: our top flowers for romantic borders
Buying Guide Create romantic summer borders billowing with colour with these cottage garden favourites
By Pippa Blenkinsop •
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Save the bees: help our favourite pollinators thrive with these garden tips
Gardens It's more important than ever to save our bees, so do your bit from the comfort of your garden with our planting advice
By Ellen Finch •
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Where to buy plants online: here's our pick of the best online garden centres
Buying Guide Buy plants online and have beautiful flowers, seeds and grow-your-own fruit and veg delivered direct to your door
By Alison Jones •
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How to compost: make your own in five easy steps
How To Learn how to compost with this easy step-by-step guide. Reduce waste, help the environment, save money and grow healthy plants as you go
By Karen Darlow •
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Raised garden beds: a complete guide
Raised garden beds offer many gardening possibilities, from growing your own produce to beautiful cut flowers and architectural shrubs. Find out what to consider with our complete guide
By Melanie Griffiths •
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Brilliant hanging basket ideas: how to make yours stand out
Plants Think outside the box – or basket – with these creative hanging basket ideas with a difference
By Karen Darlow •
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How to make a hanging basket
Plants Want to know how to make a hanging basket? Here's how to green up your life and take your gardening skills up to the next level
By Karen Darlow •
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Best shade loving plants: 14 buys to add interest to your garden
Buying Guide Embrace the darker side of gardening with these shade loving plants that will add wow factor to forgotten areas
By Melanie Griffiths •
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How to weed a garden: blitz weeds fast
How To Discover how to weed a garden with these 10 simple but effective ideas
By Holly Reaney •
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Best bee friendly plants: 12 beautiful ideas to try in your garden
Buying Guide Discover the best bee friendly plants to attract bees and other pollinators to your garden. Just a few thoughtful choices will create a wildlife haven full of colour and interest
By Melanie Griffiths •
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How to grow succulents
Plants Find out everything you need to know about how to grow succulents – outdoors and in – with our simple guide
By Ellen Finch •
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