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Man kneeling and trimming ivy growing on a tree in a sunny garden near a birdhouse.

Ivy on Trees and House Walls: Experts Warn This Could Be the Mistake

Oliver Whitfield • August 12, 2026

Specialists are warning that this, of all things, may be the mistake. Every autumn, the same scene plays out in...

Person planting garlic cloves in soil in a garden bed with a netted bag of garlic nearby and a glass bowl of cloves.

How to Grow Supermarket Garlic in Your Garden

Oliver Whitfield • August 12, 2026

Many amateur gardeners spend good money on planting bulbs, yet online a different approach has been doing the rounds for...

Man wearing gloves gardening in a backyard kneeling on soil with a gardening tool and a bucket nearby.

How to Stop Your Lawn Turning to Mud in Winter

Oliver Whitfield • August 12, 2026

A few targeted steps can prevent it surprisingly well. When winter rain, thawing conditions and heavy soils combine, even the...

Person planting flower bulbs in a garden bed beside labelled pots and a March calendar on a sunny day.

Plant in March: Dahlias, Begonias, Lilies and Peonies to Close the Flowering Gap

Oliver Whitfield • August 12, 2026

With four carefully chosen bulb and tuber plants, you can bridge that exact gap. When daffodils and tulips finish, the...

Robin perched on a wooden shelf next to an overturned terracotta pot and garden gloves under sunlight.

How a simple clay pot becomes a robin nesting site

Oliver Whitfield • August 12, 2026

Anyone who has a robin in the garden will recognise the pattern: it hops about confidently between the beds, perches...

Hands arranging a potted cactus with pink flowers on a sunny windowsill beside a watering can and a thermometer.

Easter cactus not flowering? The winter rest that triggers blooms

Oliver Whitfield • August 12, 2026

The pot looks perfectly healthy, the segments are a rich green, yet right on cue for the celebration-nothing happens. Not...

Person cleaning outdoor tiled patio with soapy water and a brush near a pressure washer and bottle of cleaner.

The Broom Trick: Clean Your Driveway with Steel Wool Without a Pressure Washer

Oliver Whitfield • August 12, 2026

Plenty of homeowners know the same frustration: over the years a driveway turns dull grey, becomes stained and starts to...

Hands wearing gardening gloves tending to ripe strawberries growing in a garden bed with straw mulch.

March Strawberry Care: The 4-Step Plan for Big, Sweet Strawberries in July

Oliver Whitfield • August 12, 2026

If you want to pick juicy, large and sweet strawberries in July, the work starts now-not in the height of...

Young woman tending to blooming morning glories in a garden with a watering can nearby on a sunny day

Fast Ipomoea Morning Glory Climbing Plant to Hide Walls in Weeks

Oliver Whitfield • August 12, 2026

A drab garden wall, a dull grey fence, a concrete block in front of the patio - and within a...

Man planting hydrangea flowers in a garden bed beside a white house on a sunny day

Hydrangeas: Choosing the Right Location for Healthy Blooms

Oliver Whitfield • August 12, 2026

Many amateur gardeners put hydrangeas exactly where they look best: against the house wall, beside the patio, right out in...

Man installing wire mesh on garden fence with plants and gardening equipment on wooden table nearby.

Plastic privacy screen strips: why councils are banning them and issuing fines

Oliver Whitfield • August 12, 2026

In front of me stands a grey chain-link fence, painstakingly threaded with green plastic privacy screen strips that make a...

Elderly man pruning plants in a sunlit garden, surrounded by green foliage and flower bushes.

Monty Don’s March Routine for Hydrangeas: The Tiny Cut That Boosts Summer Blooms

Oliver Whitfield • August 12, 2026

Monty Don, the British TV gardener, swears by a tiny but decisive March routine that can make the difference between...

Raised vegetable garden bed with tomatoes, carrots, lettuce, flowers, and a person gardening with a trowel.

Companion Planting for Tomatoes: The Best and Worst Neighbours

Oliver Whitfield • August 12, 2026

In a vegetable garden, success isn’t determined only by variety or fertiliser - the immediate neighbours in the bed matter...

Person harvesting elderflowers into a wicker basket beside a small bowl of elderberries in a garden.

Black elder (Sambucus nigra): the versatile shrub for a late-winter garden

Oliver Whitfield • August 12, 2026

Between bare fences, empty beds and stark branches, a garden can feel bleak in late winter. Yet this is exactly...

Person using a wooden board to move earthworms in a garden with lettuce and gardening tools nearby

Chemical-free wooden board trick for slugs in the vegetable garden

Oliver Whitfield • August 12, 2026

More and more amateur gardeners are looking for ways to protect their beds from slugs without immediately reaching for chemical...

Person tending to a rosemary plant in a raised garden bed with pruning shears nearby in sunlight.

Rosemary turning brown in March: how to save it

Oliver Whitfield • August 12, 2026

Dried-out needles, shoots that look as if they have been scorched, entire brown patches: in March, rosemary in many gardens...

Woman planting seeds in soil beside blooming pink and white flowers with a watering can and gardening tools nearby.

Sow Kosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) now: the short spring window for a summer-long sea of flowers

Oliver Whitfield • August 12, 2026

The warmer months are edging closer, the sun is gaining strength - and that is exactly when a short window...

Hands harvesting ripe strawberries in a garden bed with a basket of spring flowers and a trowel nearby.

How dried tulip and iris leaves mulch strawberries up to five days earlier

Oliver Whitfield • August 12, 2026

A lot of amateur gardeners strip their flower beds bare in spring: spent bulb plants out, everything into the bin...

A woman in a beige dress hanging a lantern on a garden arch in a sunny courtyard with plants and outdoor furniture.

Brocante look for balcony, courtyard and garden: 5 vintage finds

Oliver Whitfield • August 12, 2026

Anyone redesigning a balcony, courtyard or garden today is increasingly turning away from sterile-looking, all-in-one sets from the local DIY...

Woman gardening in a sunny allotment planting nettles with butterflies nearby and gardening tools around her.

Stinging Nettles in the Vegetable Garden: Why You Should Keep Them

Oliver Whitfield • August 12, 2026

Many hobby gardeners pull out stinging nettles on instinct the moment they appear in a bed. It’s easy to see...

Woman repotting a white and pink orchid on a kitchen counter with several orchids and gardening supplies nearby.

How to Get Your Orchid to Bloom Again with the Bath Method and a Dark Period

Oliver Whitfield • August 12, 2026

When you’re given an orchid, you can usually enjoy its elegant flowers for weeks or even months. Then the blooms...