gardening tips and advice

Steps showing how to level the ground, set up the foundations, make a screed, and how to lay a smooth concrete path

Example of a fruit tree grown into a standard pattern

Steps involved in laying paving slabs or stones and keeping them level and flat and removing the mortar from between the slabs

Chart showing the estimated eventual full grown height of trees with different sized root stock in cases of fruit tree, presented as an illustrated chart with the original size of the root stock and the final probable size shown in paler form

Laying turf showing how to prepare the ground, roll out the turf, and trim the grass to shape

Example of a fruit tree grown into a dwarf pyramid pattern

Example of a fruit tree grown into a step over or low espalier type or pattern

Examples of four different patterns of fruit tree trained growth type including espalier, step over espalier, dwarf pyramid, and a small standard. Apple trees.

Six different ways to design one garden showing how much variety you can find

Garlic plait showing how the dired out leaves of each garlic plant can be pliated together to hold the bubs in a neat bundle, ready for use in the kitchen or for drying

Garlic being plaited together for storage and drying, illustration showing the way to include more bulbs to make a big clutch of garlic bulbs

Basic overview of the different shapes and styles of greenhouse available

Diagram of a greenhouse showing vents, shape, waterbut, and doors

Stages involved in building erecting or putting up a greenhouse from establishing the foundations to building the frame to fitting the glass panels or panes

How to erect a polytunnel in six stages including how to put up the metal hoops, how to secure and attach the polythene covering, how to secure the bottom edges of the polythene, and how to build in an entrance way or door

How to build a deck or build your own decking

How to grow figs or propegate figs from an established plant by taking cuttings and potting them up

Step by step stages showing how to remove a plant safely and plant it into a larger pot where it can flourish, seven steps

How to safely remove a branch, two steps showing the cuts involved

How to build a brick wall, showing how to dig, place foundations, mortar the bricks to the wall and ensure your wall ends up level

Eight steps showing how to build a compost bin from planks

Six steps showing how to ready the ground, dig your pond, line your pond, and successfully fill your pond with water

Chart showing how deep to plant different spring bulbs along with illustrations of the flower each bulb produces

Three different sets of crops to grow on the same site which ensures the variety of vegetables grown won’t suffer pest damage which they could do if planted repeatedly on the same site. Vegetables shown include peas beans chicory and onions, sprouts cauliflower cabbage and broccoli, and celery carrots turnips potato and beetroot