trees

Three illustrations showing compost as it degrades into organic matter, from recognizable leaf litter through to earth like mulch

Set up with two compost bins in rotation

Vegetable garden in a raised bed showing taller crop plants behind the shorter ones in the front including beans, borage, chives, and salad crops

Steps involved in single digging soil

Preparing soil and sowing grass seed to create a beautiful lawn

Staked tiger lilies with each plant attached to an individual cane

Standard tree with supporting stake in a large flower pot container

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

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

Using secateurs to prune new growth in the summer

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

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

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

Topiary cone wire frame support

Topiary globe wire frame support

Topiary spiral wire frame

Trainign a cordon by pruning and tying onto supports at different times and periods of growth

Training a climbing plant against a wall so it grows agaisnt a trellis which supports it

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

Different fencing types and shapes suitable for erecting in a garden

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

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

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

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