The dahlia’s brilliant blooms add long-lasting color and variety to your garden. With the right timing and care, these flowers produce flowers all summer long.
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Watch Sarah take dahlia cuttings from Dahlia ‘Sam Hopkins’ in her polytunnel at Perch Hill. This is a simple way of turning one dahlia tuber into 10 more – a…
Dahlias are a gorgeous, showy flower that come in countless varieties. Although they can be grown from cuttings or seedlings, most dahlias are grown from tubers. They are a beautiful…
Many homes have fireplaces or propane stoves inside, but there’s nothing quite like enjoying a fire pit under the stars in your own backyard. On a cool night in the…
In the summer months, many retreat to air-conditioned living rooms or outdoor patios for some relief from the often punishing heat. The private, home patio is often forsaken for seemingly…
Watch our step-by-step film showing how to lay a patio, with expert advice and top tips to help you complete the job with confidence.
Paving slabs are an attractive way of creating pathways or patio areas; and, with a bit of preparation, are easy to lay. Available in a great range of sizes, textures…
Clover is a pervasive weed that produces a thick ground cover with white or red flowers in the spring. Finding a four-leaf clover is said to bring luck to a…
Insect allies far outnumber the insect pests in our yards and gardens. Bees, flies, and many moths help gardeners by pollinating flowers; predatory insects eat pest insects; parasitic insects lay…
Plant Laurel hedging with Prunus laurocerasus! In this video he will show you how to plant a Laurel Hedge, how far apart to plant Laurel Hedging and when is the…