Making your own compost is a great way to improve your soil, make use of garden waste and recycle nutrients for your plants ...

Governments around the world are being pressed to find and support alternatives to reduce dependency on chemical fertilizers ...

Are you curious about composting, but unsure how to do it — or if it even makes a difference? May 29 is National Learn About Composting Day, so we asked Karen Mitchell, consumer horticulture extension ...

Stop drowning that £2 basil on your windowsill; switch how you water supermarket plants and enjoy strong, bushy leaves for ...

In a stuffy British living room at 25°C, your perfectly watered houseplants may still be dying of thirst. Ice cubes in their pots could change everything—if you use them wisely. The UK is experience ...

When you think of kitchen composting, food scraps and coffee grounds may spring to mind. However, there's another item in ...

Rats and mice are a common pest in UK gardens, but there are natural deterrents that can help keep them at bay without harming other animals or plants ...

When you look at your garden beds and borders, do you see any bare soil? If so, mulch is in order. Mulch is defined as a ...

WITH summer just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to sit back, relax, and enjoy your garden in full bloom.  And if ...

Gardening icon Alan Titchmarsh has urged British gardeners to add one plant to their garden this month if people want butterflies to flock there. Butterflies provide a whole range of benefits for ...

I explain green and brown ingredients, using coffee and other wastes including roots of perennial weeds and blighted leaves. What size pieces to add, what temperatures you need and may expect. How ...