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8 best plants for privacy to provide beautiful, botanical screening for your garden

These are some of the very best plants for privacy, from structural shrubs to flowering climbers

Woman & Home · Mar 29, 2024

What to plant in April – the flowers, fruit and vegetables experts recommend sowing this month

Your April planting guide

Ideal Home · Mar 28, 2024

What to plant in March – bulbs and seeds you should sow this weekend before it's too late

Here is an essential guide of what to plant in March, according to green-fingered experts

Woman & Home · Mar 15, 2024

9 of the best fruit and vegetables to grow in January for a head start on the growing season

Get started now for tasty 2025 harvests...

Ideal Home · Jan 11, 2024

Gardening expert revels the trend you need to know for the new year

Versatile plants, peat-free gardening and adapting to extreme weather are on the cards, say experts

The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2023

Three festive desserts for Christmas pudding haters

Christmas pudding might be the most traditional festive dessert, but it’s also the most divisive. Avoid an argument and serve one of these alternative sweet treats instead, says Prudence Wade

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2023

Best flower press kits for natural crafting

Flower power

Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2023

What to sow in December – the 6 best vegetables and flowers to start growing this month

What to sow in your garden in December to get a head start on the growing season

Ideal Home · Dec 7, 2023

5 Ideas For Planting Winter Pots – These Outdoor Containers Make a December Garden Look so Much Better

For long-lasting containers filled with color, shape and texture, here's what you need to know about choosing the right plant combinations using beauties that don't care if temperatures drop

Livingetc · Dec 2, 2023

How to grow crocus sativus - expert advice on how to nurture your own mini saffron farm

The autumn flowering beauties can be grown in the UK with a little care

Ideal Home · Nov 10, 2023