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Gardening tips

Our gardeners share their tips, tricks and ideas for getting the most from your own garden, plot or window box throughout the seasons.

Gardening tips for summer

Find out how to get more out of your blooms this summer as our gardeners share their tips on how to garden during the warmest season.

Gardener working in the upper garden at Quarry Bank, Cheshire

How to build a wildlife-friendly garden

Looking for new ways to help your local wildlife? Here are some of our top tips on how to make your garden a haven for animals, birds and insects.

Blue tit on a bird box with a tree and leaves in the background at Wimpole Estate, Cambridgeshire

Expert tips for gardening in hot weather

Keep your garden or outdoor space looking its best through the warmest and driest season of the year with these summer gardening tips.

A gardener watering the garden in summer at Wimpole Estate, Cambridgeshire

How to grow a balcony garden

Learn how the right plants can transform your balcony into a vibrant green space, which will also help to support wildlife and improve wellbeing.

Contestant balcony as part of our Sky Gardening Challenge 2024, in Manchester

How to make a rose arch

Discover how to make your own rose arch from former Mottisfont head gardener Jonny Bass, plus an alternative for smaller gardens.

A rose arch, covered in pink Rosa 'Lauré Davoust' roses in bloom, in the walled rose garden at Mottisfont, Hampshire

Grow your own mini garden

Add a touch of colour to your windowsill and create a small haven for pollinators to thrive. Follow our easy step-by-step guide on how to grow your own mini garden.

Children at a table planting seeds in flower pots at Mottisfont, Hampshire with shrubs in the background

We've committed to going peat free as an organisation, and all the plants we grow, buy and sell are potted in peat-free compost. Hear from our team of gardening experts and discover top tips for peat-free gardening in your green space.

Green cuttings sprouting in natural plastic-free pots and peat-free compost

Grow your own loofah kitchen sponges

Follow our month-by-month guide to growing loofah plants from seed, which you can turn into kitchen sponges as an eco-friendly alternative to the store-bought plastic versions.