beginner's

How to build a raised bed from planks showing attachments of horizontal planks to the vertical uprights, and how to secure the bed in the ground

Safely pricking out seedlings from a seed tray

Diagram showing how to do double digging of a flower bed or vegetable plot

Examples of how to lay out your vegetable garden and how adaptable one space can be

Cucumber plant drowing up a support showing tendrils, leaves, and young cucumber fruits and flowers alogn with companion planting of nasturtium

Rotation patterns for growing vegetables

Rotation patterns for growing vegetables

Taking soft wood cuttings and planting them on once they’ve become established in a covered flower pot

Staked tiger lilies with each plant attached to an individual cane

Taking root cuttings from an established plant and setting them to grow in a seed tray once the smaller lateral roots have been removed

Different ways of supporting perennials including stakes, link stakes, split canes, frames, and cages

Using secateurs to prune new growth in the summer

Propagating strawberries and finding and planting in runners to produce new plants which can be potted on sparately once established

Lily bulbs in a flower pot with a can next to each to support the emerging plant as it grows

Standard tree with supporting stake in a large flower pot container

Preparing soil and sowing grass seed to create a beautiful lawn

Steps involved in single digging soil

Topiary globe wire frame support

Topiary cone wire frame support

Different step types to choose from including brick, paving slab, gravel, and ones with wood edges

Different paths you can build including herring bone brick, paving stones, stepping stones in the grass, crazy paving, stone, and gravel

Different mowers including hand pushed, cylinder, hovering, and rotary mowing machine

Different fencing types and shapes suitable for erecting in a garden

Training box to grow to a wire frame, in this case a globe shape