Don't let those picked-over supermarket shelves stress you. It's easier than you might think to grow fresh veggies and herbs for yourself and your family.
Easy DIY advice and tips on how to grow, prune and feed magnolias for scented winter blooms.
For a blaze of autumn colour in even the smallest garden, go for the bright and bold foliage of a Japanese maple.
An easy way to liven up the bathroom is to add indoor plants. But which are the most successful and popular plants to thrive in such an environment?
Blackcurrants are hardy shrubs, easy to grow and long-lived in cool climate districts. The dark, acid berries are richer in vitamin C than almost any other garden fruit. Redcurrants and white [...]
The olive (Olea europaea) is a small tree native to the coastal Mediterranean region, where it has been grown for at least 5500 years. Trees can be extraordinarily ancient - some have been [...]
Cucumbers have been cultivated for about 3000 years, with many different varieties being developed from four closely related species to suit different tastes and uses. The fruit ranges from the [...]
Find tips for planting and growing Broccoli, and learn the health benefits of Broccoli
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In the wild, blueberries grow in acid, moorland soil. In the garden they need a moist, peaty, very acid soil and an open, sunny position.
Everything you need to know about growing your own artichokes..
Here are some tips for planting and growing sunflowers.
Find all the gardening tips and advice you need to grow lavender.
Apricots were cultivated in China from about 2000 BCE and have since spread around the world. Today, the famous apricot belt stretches from Turkey to Turkestan via Iran, but any place with a [...]
Many sweet cherry trees require a great deal of space, so unless you have a large garden, look for a cherry tree grafted onto a dwarfing rootstock.
Peppers have been part of the cooking of the Middle East, the Mediterranean, North Africa and Asia for so long that many believe the plants are native to those areas
