Empty beds after daffodils and tulips?
Empty beds after daffodils and tulips? They do not have to be. Plant thoughtfully now and you can ensure an…
Fertilise Hydrangeas Before March for More Flowers
Many hydrangeas look like green balls with no colour in summer – yet the crucial mistake is often made quietly…
Nigella: the easy cottage-garden flower for months of colour
Many amateur gardeners find themselves staring at seed packets in spring and wondering what will deliver…
Tecomaria ‘Cape Town Orange’: the compact shrub for small gardens
Tiny terrace, narrow front garden or just a few square metres of greenery? With the right shrub, even a…
Action €1.99 My Garden Kit: Easy March Seed Sowing
For vegetable gardeners, March often determines whether the season becomes a real success or ends in…
Plant drought-tolerant perennials by 31 March to save water in summer
Increasingly long heatwaves and occasional hosepipe bans leave amateur gardeners facing the same question: how…
The right lawn mower cutting height: keep your lawn free of moss
Often, however, the real issue is simply that the cutting height is wrong. If you genuinely want to strengthen…
Plant summer-flowering bulbs in March: 7 stars for a colourful summer garden
If you reach for a spade and a box of bulbs in March, you give your summer garden a genuine…
Vipers in the Garden: How to Avoid Snake Bites While Gardening
Many amateur gardeners do not realise how risky one careless movement can be. Anyone weeding, tidying borders…
Metal Spoon in a Plant Pot: What It Really Does for Plants
At first glance, a spoon sticking out of a plant pot can look like someone has forgotten it there or…
Sow Love-in-a-Mist Nigella damascena in March for Bees and Birds
As winter gradually loosens its grip, one often-overlooked flower can turn gardens into vibrant wildlife…
The right lawn cutting height: how to stop moss and grow lush grass
Many amateur gardeners are damaging their lawn without realising it – by using the wrong cutting height. Yet…
Rose Pruning in March: The Bud Rule for Better Flowers
As the first buds begin to swell, it is tempting to reach for the secateurs: cut everything back, make…
Leaves as Natural Frost Protection for Beds and Containers
Year after year, sub-zero temperatures work their way into beds and containers – yet the best frost protection…
Turn a Retaining Wall into a Flower Waterfall with Aubrieta
Many keen gardeners plan their borders, lawns and patios down to the smallest detail, yet the retaining wall…
Weeds: the best free soil test in your garden
Perhaps you are destroying the best free soil test available. Young vegetable plants, lawns and garden paths…
Photinia or Pittosporum: the tougher hedge choice for 2026
Many amateur gardeners are facing the same question in 2026: should they stick with the familiar Photinia, or…
What Are Perennials? Garden Plants That Return Every Year
The fascination of perennials begins right here: plants that return year after year without needing to be…
Plastic-Bottle Slug Protection Instead of Slug Pellets
Many amateur gardeners reach for blue pellets from a packet in frustration when all that remains of their…
Poinsettia care: avoid this simple March mistake
Many poinsettias end up in the bin in March – completely unnecessarily. Avoid one simple mistake now and you…
Sow These Seeds in March for an Earlier Summer Vegetable Harvest
Anyone who simply waits now loses weeks of harvest time: a few unassuming sowings in March already determine…