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Outdoor Ivy — How to Grow It, Control It, and Use It
Outdoor ivy UK: grow it in the right place, manage it once a year, and it solves more garden problems than almost any other plant.
How to Get Rid of Aphids Naturally — The UK Gardener’s Guide to Beating Blackfly and Greenfly Without Chemicals
Knowing how to get rid of aphids naturally is one of the most useful things a UK gardener can learn, because aphids are one of the most inevitable. Every garden in Britain will have them at some point — the blackfly colonising the tops of broad beans in May, the greenfly clustering on rose buds…
How to Grow Potatoes in Bags — The UK Beginner’s Guide to a Brilliant Harvest on Any Patio
How to Grow Potatoes in Bags — The UK Beginner’s Guide to a Brilliant Harvest on Any Patio Growing potatoes in bags is one of the most satisfying kitchen garden projects a UK beginner can take on. If you’ve always assumed you needed a dedicated vegetable plot to grow your own spuds, growing potatoes in…
10 Flowers That Attract Bees to Your UK Garden — and Why It Matters More Than You Think
The flowers that attract bees to your UK garden are not mysterious or hard to find — most of them are common, inexpensive, and genuinely beautiful in their own right. Growing flowers that attract bees in the UK is one of those rare cases where doing something good for the environment and doing something good…
Indoor Ivy — How to Care for It, Style It, and Stop It Dying on You
Indoor ivy is one of those houseplants that looks effortless in every interior photo you’ve ever seen and then promptly turns brown and drops its leaves the moment you bring one home. If that’s happened to you, you’re not alone — and the good news is that it’s almost never the plant’s fault. Caring for…
How to Grow Sunflowers in the UK — Everything a Beginner Needs to Know
How to Grow Sunflowers in the UK — Everything a Beginner Needs to Know Few plants make a garden feel more alive in summer than a sunflower in full bloom, and learning how to grow sunflowers in the UK is one of the most straightforward things you can do with a packet of seeds and…
How to Grow Dahlias in the UK — Big Blooms from a Tiny Budget
If you want to grow dahlias in the UK, you’ve picked one of the most rewarding things you can do in a British garden. Learning how to grow dahlias in the UK doesn’t require a large plot, specialist knowledge, or a particularly generous budget — a single tuber bought in spring for a couple of…
How to Grow Chillies in the UK — The Beginner’s Guide to Homegrown Heat
How to grow chillies in the UK: start early, keep them warm, and enjoy a harvest of homegrown heat from July right through to October
