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Growing Apples from a Pip - your Quick Guide

Your quick 5 Step guide to planting apples from seeds or pips. Growing your own apple tree is easy - discover how here.
Sarah Talbot
How to Plant and Grow Damson Trees in the UK

How to Plant and Grow Damson Trees in the UK

Damson trees are a good choice if you like making jams or pies.  They are like a plum but the damson tree is far less fussy and will give you...
Sarah Talbot
3 Greenhouse Alternatives - which is right for you?

3 Greenhouse Alternatives - which is right for you?

Looking for greenhouse alternatives to increase production in your vegetable garden or start your flower garden earlier? Here are three options that could transform your gardening experience. Each offers unique...
Sarah Talbot
how to choose apple trees, growing apples

How to Choose & Plant Apple Trees

Do you need more than one apple tree in your garden for pollination?  What variety of apple tree is best for you?  Read on to find out all the questions...
Sarah Talbot
How to Grow Gooseberry Plants in the  UK

How to Grow Gooseberry Plants in the UK

Gooseberries, with their deliciously tangy taste, have been a garden favourite for generations. Whether you’re planning to grow gooseberries for making jam, desserts, or eating them fresh, a gooseberry bush...
Sarah Talbot
Bare root plants from CANVA

A Guide To Bare Root Plants

These are dormant (not actively growing) plants that have been grown in open ground, then dug up and supplied without any soil around their roots. The plants are planted during the...
Guy Hoogewerf
5 More ways - Extend your growing season

5 More ways - Extend your growing season

Here are 5 more gardening tips to help you extend the growing season in your vegetable garden.  So, if the weather has left you feeling like you have had a...
Sarah Talbot
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Product Bite: Sustainable Bamboo Scoop for easier gardening

The Bamboo Scoop is a generously proportioned tool for quickly filling pots, planters and seed trays. It is the sustainable alternative to plastic scoops and is biodegradable and fully home compostable after...
Tildenet Marketing
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20 Fruit & Vegetables To Plant in November

If you want to carry on eating from the garden don’t let the onset of winter stop you. Winter gardening can be every bit as rewarding as summer gardening. It...
Sarah Talbot
Child planting in the garden homeschooling ideas for Lockdown 3

Homeschooling and Winter Gardening

What could be more educational than taking time to grow things as a family? Watching sunflowers tower above you and stealing cherry tomatoes and cucamelons from the vine is great in...
Sarah Talbot
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How to Grow Turnips from seed (plus are they the same as swedes?)

Turnips are an easy to grow crop to grow at home. And if you've been put off by the flavourless shop bought version, you may be pleasantly surprised by what...
Tildenet Marketing
February Planting: Fruit and vegetables to plant in February

February Planting: Fruit and vegetables to plant in February

February is a little early to start planting seeds but with a plant house, a greenhouse or some warm windowsills you could start your growing season now.  Check out our...
Nicola Wallis