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Experts reveal the everyday garden habits that annoy neighbours the most – and the simple ways to avoid causing complaints

– and the simple ways to avoid causing complaints

Ideal Home · Jul 24

5 self-seeding cottage garden flowers that will fill your borders with picture-perfect blooms for free every summer

They'll spread picture-perfect blooms year after year

Ideal Home · Jul 23

5 fast-growing climbing plants to grow around your front door for a blooming summer entrance

Frame your entrance with colour, fragrance and plenty of kerb appeal

Ideal Home · May 31

5 ways to stop your Christmas tree from dropping its needles straight away – this is where you're going wrong

Battling with a Christmas tree that won't stop dropping needles? Here are potential causes and what to do to stop it

Ideal Home · Dec 1, 2025

The best plants for wet gardens: 5 flowers and flora that thrive in water-logged soil

If your garden's naturally wet with soggy soil, these plants will be more than happy to call it home

Woman & Home · Nov 1, 2025

How to grow climbing hydrangeas – the best ways to plant, train and prune for years of beautiful flowers

A different way to grow hydrangeas...

Ideal Home · Aug 7, 2025

When to cut back lilies – and which parts to avoid trimming if you want them to bloom again next year

Don't spoil next year's flowers!

Ideal Home · Aug 6, 2025

Deter wasps naturally — this fragrant plant is my secret weapon for keeping pests away from my yard

Banish wasps from your backyard with this natural pest repellent.

Tom’s Guide · Jul 6, 2025

How to grow verbena – the best ways to plant, water and prune this drought-tolerant plant for beautiful sprays of flowers

Bees and butterflies love it!

Ideal Home · Jul 3, 2025

5 simple ways to get rid of thrips in the house and garden this summer

It's thunderbug season!

Ideal Home · Jul 2, 2025