4 h. ago 'I'm a gardening expert, do this urgent job in November to protect plants in spring'

If you do one thing this week in the garden, make it count, says gardening expert Diarmuid Gavin who advises that certain plants and trees need to receive urgent attention to avoid problems next year

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6 d. ago Plant beautiful flower now for the best results or miss out until next year

Gardening enthusiasts have just days left to plant a specific bulb for optimal spring blooms, with November being the ideal month for planting before conditions become too harsh

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1 week ago Make sure you have stunning blooms in spring by planting these flowers now

As winter sets in and the UK braces for a cold spell, many gardeners are left wondering what they can plant at this time of year. Here are some of the best spring flowers to plant now

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1 week ago Hydrangeas need 1 November task to ensure flowers are healthy in spring

There is a simple task all hydrangea owners need to do in November to ensure their plants are healthy over winter and will bloom properly in spring

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1 week ago Alan Titchmarsh says 'plant these bulbs now for an amazing spring display'

It never ends for gardeners does it? Alan Titchmarsh says you need to get planting now if you want the bright colour sof tulips, alliums or hyacinths in your garden next spring

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1 week ago It’s been a great year for strawberries – and you can plant now for a bumper 2026

A sunny spring helped the plants to flourish in gardens. Now dig up their runners and position them elsewhere on your patch to avoid diseaseIt has been an epic year for fruit. My strawberry patch – which had been mediocre at best until this season – flourished in those extremely sunny spring days. Not only did we pick more fruit, but the strawberries were larger and sweeter than those of previous years. And even when the fruit had dwindled, the runners – the new plants emerging from the parent plant – just kept coming. They’ve stretched out from their original site, romped into the path and rooted into a neighbour’s bed.Strawberry plants will produce fruit for a good three to four years and then start to slow down, so when you’ve reached this point it’s a good idea to replant your patch. You can do this with newly bought plants (a wise choice if yours are showing signs of disease or vulnerability) or by relocating the new runners that have appeared this season. Continue reading...

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