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Money-saving tips to boost your borders

Some plants will root easily in water, says gardening influencer Anya Lautenbach, author of The Money-Saving Gardener and The Money-Saving Garden Year. These include herbs such as rosemary, and ...
Many gardeners are struggling with the switch to peat-free formulas, but these expert tips lay the ground for guilt-free ...
Plants including roses and some hedging plants are much cheaper if you buy the bare root versions during their dormant period ...
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How to prepare for winter floods

How to prepare for winter floods - Award-winning garden designer Tom Massey offers tips to help gardeners alleviate damage ...
Ladybirds are attracted to the warmth and safety of your home for nesting, with many set to creep in through windows, ...
Garden designer Tom Massey suggests changes you can make to your garden to help capture and conserve rainwater ...
An RHS service is helping gardeners identify mystery apples following 2025's bumper harvest - whereby people send fruit in ...
Blending kitchen scraps with water makes quick compost to feed plants. Chop up and freeze compostable kitchen waste to make large batches. Pour blender compost around plants, or into trenches, compost ...
Move the vulnerable plants to slightly more shaded areas and replace them with plants known to shrug off drought without watering. Echinops, eryngium, hylotelephium (Sedum), lavender, nepeta and ...
Planting bare-root roses in autumn is the secret to beautiful blooms next year. An easy (and cheaper) alternative to potted ...
In early autumn, hedgehogs are on the hunt for food to sustain them through their long winter hibernation. Offering tinned ...