Planting Sunflowers with Your Little Ones
- By Shaun Wakefield
- 23 March 2026
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Growing sunflowers with your children is a delightful way to spend time outdoors while sparking their curiosity about the natural world. These cheerful plants are…
Quick Spring Colour Ideas for Containers
- By Shaun Wakefield
- 23 March 2026
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Spring is the perfect opportunity to refresh your outdoor space with vibrant and lively hues. Container gardening allows for a quick and flexible approach to…
March Gardening Essentials To Help You Get Ahead
- By Shaun Wakefield
- 25 February 2026
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Preparing the Soil To give your plants the best chance of thriving, start by clearing the ground of old plant material and any unwanted weeds.…
Top Spring Bedding Plants for March
- By Shaun Wakefield
- 25 February 2026
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Choosing the Right Bedding Plants Selecting suitable bedding plants early in the season allows you to establish a colourful and resilient garden display. Focus on…
Tips for Repositioning Dormant Deciduous Shrubs
- By Shaun Wakefield
- 11 February 2026
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Introduction to Transplanting Shrubs Relocating shrubs provides an opportunity to optimise their growing conditions and improve the overall balance of your garden. When a plant…
Cutting Back in the Garden Ahead of Spring
- By Shaun Wakefield
- 11 February 2026
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Preparing Your Garden for Spring As winter fades, it’s the perfect opportunity to tidy up and prepare your garden for the growing season ahead. Begin…
Preparing Seeds for a Successful Spring
- By Shaun Wakefield
- 26 January 2026
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Selecting seeds that are well-matched to your local climate and garden conditions is crucial. Think about factors like sunlight levels, soil quality, and how much…
Chitting – Encouraging Your Potatoes to Grow
- By Shaun Wakefield
- 14 January 2026
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Chitting is a simple yet effective way to prepare seed potatoes for planting by encouraging them to sprout beforehand. This process provides the potatoes with…
How to Organise Your Vegetable Rotations
- By Shaun Wakefield
- 11 December 2025
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Crop rotation is a practice that helps to maintain balance within your garden ecosystem by moving different types of crops to new areas each season.…
Tidying Pots and Greenhouses for the Season
- By Shaun Wakefield
- 11 December 2025
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A well-prepared garden starts with clean tools and organised spaces, ensuring plants have the best chance to flourish. Pots, often neglected during colder months, can…
Essential Garden Equipment for Christmas Gifting
- By Shaun Wakefield
- 17 November 2025
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Assess Current Garden Tools As the year winds down, take the opportunity to inspect your gardening tools and determine which ones are still in good…
Feeding Our Feathered Friends Through the Cold
- By Shaun Wakefield
- 17 November 2025
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Importance of Feeding Birds in Winter During the winter months, birds face significant challenges as natural food sources become less abundant. The colder weather makes…












