Vermiculite is an excellent gardening product that can make a remarkable difference to the growth, health, and performance of your planting systems – and is also often underutilised. While soil types vary, the right combination of drainage, moisture and aeration is essential to strong growth, and many sandy or clay-based soils...
Are you unsure when to seed, when to sow, and when to pick your flowers and veggies? In this gardener's calendar, we run through all the important tasks for every month of the year and the optimal times to plant! January: Garden Maintenance and Management January is far from a quiet month for...
Winter is normally a quiet time for gardeners, with the challenges of ground frost and biting winds that make it tricky to cultivate flowers, with most plant species dormant and inactive over the colder months. However, if you'd like a seasonally festive garden with bright, cheerful blooms, some fantastic options come...
Although we often associate planting with the spring, autumn and winter can be excellent times to plant trees too, and it is much easier to dig the ground when it is loose and not too dry, but before or after the frost sets in. Trees and shrubs planted in the cooler...
A lush, thick, green lawn is an aspiration for millions of homeowners - but knowing how to start addressing problems, encourage healthy growth and protect fledgling turf can be very dependent on the season. Let’s run through our seasonal tips for maintaining a perfect lawn, troubleshooting common issues, and having all...