The gardening library
Practical reading for your next garden job.
- Grow coral bells or Heuchera for lasting colour in your gardenGardening
Grow a coral bells plant in a UK border or pot: choose the right light and drainage, plant at the correct depth and keep Heuchera healthy year-round.
- How to plant and care for a hortensia in your gardenGardening
Choose a hortensia plant for your UK garden, find the right spot, plant it at the correct depth and learn when to water and prune it.
- Grow rosemary for year-round flavour in a UK gardenGrow Your Own
Grow rosemary in a UK garden or pot with the right sun, drainage and winter care. Learn when to plant, how to prune and which growing option suits your space.
- Plant hyacinths for a fragrant spring display in your gardenGardening
Planting hyacinths in autumn? Learn when to plant, how deep to set bulbs, how far apart to space them and how to grow them in pots or borders.
- Plant hellebores well and keep them thriving in your gardenGardening
Choose a hellebore plant for your UK garden, then get its position, planting depth, spacing and seasonal care right for healthier winter and spring displays.
- Build a useful gardening toolkitGardening
Garden tools for UK beginners: pick a small set by task, fit and care. Learn which tools matter, how to maintain them and stay safe with power kit.
- Find out why a garden stays waterloggedGarden Design
Garden drainage made practical: diagnose waterlogging, test soil and runoff, and choose suitable fixes such as rain gardens or permeable paths, checking local rules.
- Choose paths that connect your gardenGarden Design
Garden paths: pick gravel, paving, bark or stepping stones that drain, feel safe underfoot and suit UK gardens. Compare access, maintenance and setting.
- Grow potatoes in beds or containersGrow Your Own
Growing potatoes made simple for UK gardens: choose earlies or maincrop, plant at the right depth and spacing, earth up, water well and harvest safely.
- Grow tomatoes from the first sowing to harvestGrow Your Own
Growing tomatoes in the UK, step by step: choose outdoor or greenhouse types, time sowing to your frost risk, water and feed correctly, then train and pick.
- Work with clay soil without making it worseGardening
Clay soil: spot it fast, avoid the mistakes that worsen it and use UK‑proven fixes, organic matter, green manures, timing and raised beds, to improve structure.
- Plan a garden that asks for less upkeepGarden Design
Low maintenance garden: pick plants, surfaces and access that cut weekly jobs. Use mulch, right‑sized lawn and permeable paths to reduce watering and weeding.