How to grow Welsh onions
Welsh onion, also known as Welsh bunching onion, Japanese leek and stone leek (Allium fistulosum) is a non-bulbing onion, bearing clumps of spring oni...
How to grow micro-greens
Micro-greens, micro herbs or micro leaves, are simply the seedlings of leafy herbs and plants that we would usually allow to grow to full size before ...
Seven of the best hand weeding tools
Weeds are a perennial problem in the garden, popping up on the veg patch, in between plants in borders and in containers, and weeding is one of the ga...
How to grow camassias
Camassias, also known as wild hyacinth, Indian hyacnith, quamash or camas, produce tall spires of blue, white or occasionally pink star-like flowers i...
The best strawberries to grow
Strawberries are a highlight of summer and you don’t need masses of space to enjoy a delicious, home-grown harvest – even a strawberry planter pla...
How to divide supermarket herbs
You can get extra herb plants for free by dividing up pots of supermarket herbs and growing them on. These are mostly raised from seed, with many youn...
How to grow blueberries
Blueberries are not only delicious and highly nutritious, they’re also attractive shrubs in their own right, with pretty white flowers in spring and...
Keep summer bedding plants flowering
As temperatures rise and summer sets in, it pays to give your container plants a little time and care so that they keep on flowering and looking their...
How to grow African violets
African violets are compact, pretty house plants that produce clusters of jewel-like flowers on and off throughout the year. They have soft, velvety g...
How to grow Stipa tenuissima
Stipa tenuissima, now officially known as Nassella tenuissima, is a compact, evergreen ornamental grass. It has upright clumps of airy silver green fo...
How to grow ZZ plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia)
The ZZ plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) not only has glossy, upright evergreen foliage that looks good in virtually any location, it’s also one of the...
How to grow asparagus ferns
Asparagus ferns have airy and delicate foliage that looks like the leaves of asparagus but arches gracefully, like a fern – hence their name. Theyâ€...
How to grow leucanthemum
Shasta daisy, Leucanthemum x superbum is a long-time gardeners’ favourite. It’s named after the snow-white peak of Mount Shasta, in California, wh...
How to grow valerian
Common valerian, Valeriana officinalis, is a hardy herbaceous perennial, typically used in herbal medicine but also an attractive garden plant. In sum...
How to grow lambs’ lettuce
Lamb’s lettuce, Valerianella locusta, is also known as corn salad and mache. Technically an arable weed, its other name, ‘corn salad’, relates t...