Indoor hyacinths make a great addition to any home. They are fragrant so will make your home smell amazing. This short video shows you how to plant indoor hyacinth bulbs…
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Top 10 roses for scent
1) ‘Louise Odier’ – one for romantics, this intensely scented pink Bourbon rose repeat-flowers and resists disease well. H 5ft (1.5m) S 4ft (1.2m). Supplier: www.oldroses.co.uk 2) ‘Madame Isaac…
Weed control: beds and borders
Keep bedding and border displays weed free this season with top tips from AG gardening editor Kris Collins Aim to dig out weeds growing in border soils unless you’re faced…
Growing climbers through shrubs
Usually we grow climbers up a wall or trellis, but how about trying to thread them through shrubs? It can make for a stunning partnership, says Graham Rice Many shrubs…
It’s all about the Monet, Monet, Monet…
12 ways to make your garden as pretty as Claude Monet picture: 1 AIM FOR EXUBERANCE Let one or two flamboyant, large-flowered hybrids provide the backbone to the garden, and…
Weed identification
Throughout the next year Michelle will help with weed identification and the best way to get rid of them organically, and with the safe use of herbicides When…
Raising the skirts of trees and shrubs
Crown lifting is valuable pruning technique anyone can try. It simply involves removing the lower branches of a tree or shrub to raise the height of the canopy. There are…
How to grow: Japanese anemones
Japanese anemones make a beautiful addition to autumn borders but they can be invasive. Follow our top tips and grow them with confidence Plant in late spring when the soil…
Standard fuchsias
Train cuttings for low cost versions of these premium plants, says AG’s gardening editor Kris Collins Cuttings and initial training: 1) Take a non-flowering tip with two or three leaf sets.…
Taking Semi-ripe cuttings [video]
When taking semi-ripe cuttings you will first need a bag and secateurs. Take a branch of the plant you are taking a cutting from, you will notice that the end…