Gardening advice

Gardening advice

Expert gardening advice for designing and planting in your garden

Is drought tolerant planting realistic in the UK? Here's the truth about whether you need to adjust your garden to the changing weather

With summers predicted to get hotter, and water becoming a precious resource, everyone is talking about drought-tolerant plants. But are they the answer in the UK and what should we know about planting and caring for them? We ask plant experts and landscape designers for their advice
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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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Roses: Our ultimate jargon and myth-busting guide and 49 of the best ones to grow

What all those rose terms really mean and the pointless rose-growing rules you can totally break, plus the experts’ picks of top roses to grow
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You are going to need these plant combinations and tips from an expert Spanish designer who knows how to garden in intense heat and no rain

Spanish designer Fernando Martos explains why he combines the beauty of Spain's arid landscape with English planting ideas in his dry garden designs. If we're considering climate change, his approach could be a useful one for us to take note of
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