Page 6 - Garden Tips & Plant Care Advice

April 22 is International Earth Day. Here's what that means, and how you can make a difference

If you are looking for a way to add a surprise pop of colour in your garden beds, these plants might be just the go!

Deadheading is a term you’ll often find in gardening books and online articles. And happily it’s not as gruesome as it sounds! In fact, it’s very helpful for your plants. Here's what to do

There’s heaps of lovely lawn alternatives to give you a lush green carpet in your backyard for gentle walking, sitting, relaxing, and snoozing on. They need less looking after, and will look good all year round. Here's some of our favourites

Gong Hei Fat Choy - Happy New Year of the Ox! Each of the twelve zodiac signs has its own "lucky plants" - find yours here. Plant one and see if your fortune changes : at the very least, you'll get lovely flowers - and that's pretty good luck!

To mark Australia Day, we asked all the readers of our newsletter to vote for their favourite native plant. We got heaps of responses, and some surprising and unusual plants nominated.... Did your favourite plant win?

Every year the hugely influential trend team at Pantone decide on a key colour, that reflects leading fashion and style trends, and our current emotional mood. These colours show up in our homes, our cars, our clothes - and our gardens.

It can be confusing to choose the right plants for your garden, especially with the huge choice we have! Follow our helpful choosing checklist, and you'll give your new plants the best chance of growing well and happy.

The fastest-growing screening plants for quick hedges of all kinds. If you want a speedy way to block out the neighbours, here are our recommendations for hedges in a hurry.