What can you do if you don't have a garden? Indeed, you might not be fit or able enough to access outdoor space. There are ways and means of bringing a garden to you, rather than taking yourself to it. Here's our guide to gardening for those who need to adapt the idea of a garden to suit their individual circumstances...
Read moreWant to create an amazing hanging basket display this year? It's not difficult, provided you follow simple advice:
The sight of a tumbling cascade of summer colour, dangling in the air, is a joy to behold. The best thing about hanging baskets is the fact that you can achieve them just about anywhere. All you need is a sunny wall or a strong fence post together with a hanging hook or bracket, a basket, liner, compost – oh, and plants, of course.
So, what’s the secret of a great display?
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The merry month of May is just about the perfect month for most garden-lovers in the UK. Theres so much to look forward to, including RHS Chelsea and a plethora of planty things to enjoy right now. The lawns, as you will no doubt have noticed, are growing with a vibrant spring energy, but after you have mowed, weeded, pruned back those spring-flowering shrubs after flowers have faded, tended to the vegetable garden and washed down the garden furniture, its time to create hanging baskets! Think of them as complete gardens displayed in cascading splendour rather than just a few plants bunged into a basket. Your creation needs structure, colour, feed, water and lots of imagination.
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