What should you do when your beautifully scented Hyacinth flowers have all gone over? Snip off the hyacinth flower spike.Put the pot outside in a sheltered ...

Don't worry if your lawn is starting to turn brown in patches. Patches on a lawn can look as if they are turning brown and dying out. If there is a slightly ...

The Simple Guide to Lawn Fertiliser There is a huge array of lawn fertilisers on the market today, so how do you know if you are buying the right one ...

We get many questions about rhododendrons at The Perfect Garden, so we have put together a few pointers to keep your rhodies flowering! As with most plants, ...

Whether you are starting a border from scratch or just need to fill a few gaps, why not fill it with annuals? Annuals are plants that you can sow direct ...

Have you thought about growing an early crop of mangetout in the greenhouse? Sow in March and you could have a delicious crop of sweet mangetout by May. Most ...

The weather will soon warm up and we will be eager to get into the greenhouse to pot on our plants for the summer. Unfortunately with the joy of growing ...

The first day of December marks the start of Christmas but how early can we buy our poinsettias? and can we really keep them going past Christmas and beyond? ...

Gardeners are creatures of habit. They generally go to their local nursery or garden centre for all plants and garden supplies.  What you may not ...

As the summer draws to a close, our attention turns to cutting back and tidying our gardens. Why not cut the time in half by using one of a number of powerful ...

What's black and slimy and eating my Lilies? No, it's not a joke! If your lilies or fritillaries are being merrily munched as soon as your back is ...

How to Choose a Lawn Scarifier or Lawn Raker We can't tell you which Lawn Scarifier/Lawn raker to buy. However, we can help you to choose one. Armed with a ...

Beautiful striped lawns are often the centrepiece of a well-maintained garden. However, towards the end of July and early August, white clover will start to ...

Why Won't My Peppers and Chilli Seeds Germinate? Growing chillies has become one of the most popular garden pastimes. As cooking has also hit an all-time ...

There are a few things in my professional career that I can say have changed my working life. Imagine my delight when I walked into my local garden machinery ...

These table decorations are very simple to make and you can adapt them for any occasion. Using different sized saucers and oasis you can make long ones, short ...

Artificial grass is fast becoming one of the garden landscape's 'must haves' due to its low maintenance and all year round good looks. However, if you own a ...

Sodium Percarbonate Sodium percarbonate is a great killer of bacteria, fungi, viruses and mildew, therefore can be used as a very effective exterior Algae ...

Whether You call them Jet washers, Pressure washers or Power washers they are all one and the same. We have put together  A Buyers Guide to Cleaning ...

First things first. Don't blast your wooden furniture with a pressure washer! Pressure washers might seem like a quick and easy solution to returning your ...