Sunday, May 12, 2024

How gardeners can help save swifts, house martins and swallows

Creating a wildlife haven in your garden that provides nesting sites, shelter and food will help support these birds.

8 top tips to spruce up your garden furniture for springtime

With warmer weather on the cards, chances are you can’t wait to enjoy your garden. So here's how to give your garden furniture a facelift.

How to use vertical space to grow edibles in a small...

Not enough space in your small garden to grow vegetables? Expert Mark Ridsdill Smith offers nine tips for growing vertical veg in pots.

How to make your garden more tactile to boost your wellbeing

It’s time to get up close and personal with your plants, says a new book about gardening for mind, body and soul.

5 ways home staging can help you sell your house faster

Home staging can increase a property’s value by 10% and sell it three times faster. Discover the 5 key principles of home staging.

7 common recycling mistakes and how to avoid them

Don't make these 7 common recycling mistakes. Here’s how to get the ‘three Rs’ – reduce, reuse, recycle – right

It’s time to plant your summer bulbs but which should you...

From dazzling dahlias to champion crops, an expert offers ideas on the best summer-flowering bulbs to plant in spring.

How to make a small garden look bigger

TV gardener and city dweller Joe Swift offers big ideas on small spaces, giving expert advice on how to make a small garden look bigger.

6 ways gardening can help you live longer

Good news for the green-fingered: new research reveals that an hour of gardening a week can have significant health benefits.

Ideas to make your small living room feel larger

It’s all down to the details with small spaces. Here are some ideas for making a small living room feel larger.