Gardening how tos

Gardening how tos

Wondering exactly how to do something in the garden? Discover our gardening guides
English bluebells

Everything you need to know about growing bluebells

English bluebells are one of the highlights of spring. Here's how to grow them in your own garden – and how to differentiate between English and Spanish bluebells.
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Plant supports © Jason Ingram

Creative plant supports you can make at home this spring to turn your garden into a work of art

Gardener Jenny Barnes demonstrates how to create your own plant supports that will turn your garden into a work of art.
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Homegrown tomatoes

How to grow your best-ever tomatoes this year

Whatever type of tomato you're planning on growing this year, here's our expert advice on how to get your best harvest yet
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Tim Stretton standing beside a Cotinus bush

Watch: How to prune or pollard a smokebush

Discover how to pollard or prune a smoke bush hard in spring in our easy step by step video, to keep it a good size for the garden and so it produces beautiful foliage
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Troy Scott Smith creating peony supports at Sissinghurst

The ultimate list of gardening jobs to get done in March: 18 tasks chosen by experts

It's spring fever in the garden and we've gathered together advice from four expert gardeners on the best jobs for March.
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Training roses into trees

How to train roses into creative sculptures

Head gardener Jenny Barnes is known for her imaginative ways of training roses. Here, she shares her secrets to creating her beautiful rose domes and sculptures.
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Strip leaves and deadhead

How to prune a climbing rose: expert tips from a head gardener

Daunted by pruning a climbing rose? Follow our expert guide on training climbing roses from head gardener Jenny Barnes
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Tomato 'Stupice'

Think you can't plant anything in February? Here's what you can sow and plant out this month

Head gardener Benjamin Pope and vegetable gardener Aaron Bertselsen offers their suggestions for the best things to plant in pots and beyond this month
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Sowing seeds indoors on a windowsill

Jobs for the garden in February - get these key tasks done this month before spring arrives

While February offers gardeners the opportunity for a well-earned rest there are still seed potatoes to order and salad seeds to sow before the onset of spring
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Misting house plants

Do you really need to mist your house plants?

We are often advised to mist our houseplants. But is it really necessary?
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Box caterpillar

This dreaded pest can destroy whole gardens in days. This is how to stop them

The box caterpillar, or box tree caterpillar, can devastate box plants in a matter of days. Here's how to deal with it.
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Greenfinch on feeder © Vidar Nordli-Mathisen

How to create a safer garden for birds

Naturalist Martin Hughes-Games explains how you can keep your garden birds safe by maintaining good hygiene around bird feeders, bird tables and bird baths and window feeding trays
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Snowdrops in the green

Why you should buy snowdrops 'in the green' - plus how to plant them

Planting snowdrops in the green is considered the best way to establish them. Here's advice on why you should buy them, where to buy and how to plant
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A pergola made of driftwood, covered in rambling roses

Don’t buy before you read this: the ultimate guide to creating the perfect pergola

Considering a garden pergola, but not sure where to start? Here’s everything you need to know before you buy or build one
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Ideas for decorating the table for Christmas

Brighten up your Christmas table with these natural festive arrangements using evergreens and winter-flowering shrubs. Here's two simple examples to make yourself. Words and styling Bea Andrews
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Mushrooms growing

'They don't grow in the dark': It's easier than you think to grow your own gourmet mushrooms

Two food-obsessed sisters have turned a mission to create exciting meat-free meals into a thriving mushroom business.
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Natural Christmas decorations

Easy natural Christmas star decorations using twigs

Create your own quick natural handmade Christmas decorations with these simple but pretty stars made from twigs and evergreens
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Natural Christmas decorations

Make your own Christmas decorations from your garden

Festive ideas and inspiration for stylish Christmas decorations such as baubles and garlands, easily handmade at home using foraged and natural materials from the garden
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Hanging Christmas decorations

Make your own hanging willow Christmas decorations

Grower and florist Charlie Ryrie shows how to create handmade Christmas decorations at home using foraged plants and natural materials
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Natural Christmas wreath

8 amazing ideas for easy (and free) festive decorations – cottagecore style

We’ve got festive inspiration for stylish natural Christmas decorations, including baubles and garlands, easily handmade at home using stuff from your garden.
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Christmas wreath: learn how to make a Christmas wreath

Make your own Christmas wreath

Learn how to make a homemade Christmas wreath from scratch with our ideas using natural materials including succulents, evergreens and seedheads
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White flowers

How to prune Hydrangea paniculata - tips on success from the RHS

Discover how to prune Hydrangea paniculata - expert advice from RHS Bridgewater
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Apple harvest © Andrew Montgomery

Get these gardening jobs done in August to ensure your flowers and vegetable plot are productive

Discover the jobs you should be undertaking in the garden this month with the help of garden writer Aaron Bertelsen and head gardener Benjamin Pope
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If you follow a strict pruning regime for your wisteria, you will be rewarded with showy pendant racemes of fragrant flowers.

How to prune wisteria

Wisteria needs to be pruned twice a year to keep it in good shape and to ensure abundant flowers. Here's how to do it.
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