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The joy of gardening isn't only to be found in the huge array of plants that you can propagate, pamper and prune but in the many different levels at which you can do it. Whether you fill indoor pots with beautiful, leafy house plants or plant your entire outdoor landscape in a field of colourful blooms, working with plants is fun and contributes to a sense of well-being. Plus, the planting process involves a little muscle, helping you to keep your body in good condition.

The biggest trend in gardening worldwide is the comeback of the edible garden. Vegetables, herbs and fruits are springing up in back yards everywhere as the fashionable thing to do.

One of the best things about a garden is that it is never static. It is always changing and evolving with an enormous range of plants now available and new plants (hybrids and cultivars) coming onto the market all the time for us to grow.

Regardless of the size, shape or location of your garden, from rooftop to country estate, if you follow your instincts and trust your own sense of style you can create an attractive, functional and above all enjoyable garden that is uniquely your own for your family and friends to enjoy.

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Create the Perfect Flower Pot - Creating beautiful flower pots that last through the whole season can be tricky. When planting potted gardens always remember to use the right type of soil and not to over-water. Container gardens need light weight potting mixes that retain moisture and allow the roots to grow in order to keep the plants healthy all season long. Watch Video: Create the Perfect Flower Pot

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Growing Kitchen Herbs in Containers - There is nothing quite like the use of fresh herbs to add subtle flavour when cooking and a collection of herbs in containers outside the back door, or on the kitchen windowsill, is not only useful but can be decorative as well. For the cook who doesn't have a garden, herbs can be successfully grown in window boxes, troughs, shallow tubs, hanging baskets, bowls or pots. All they ask is a well drained potting mix, a little food, water, sunshine for 4-6 hours or more a day and protection from the wind. Read

How to Grow Passionfruit

Flower Arranging 101

How to Grow Daylilies

How to Grow Parsley

How to Add Roses to your Garden - Stroll your neighbourhood and chances are you'll spot landscape shrub roses decorating someone's garden or backyard. Take a drive into town, and you'll see them planted at your favourite shopping centre. If you haven't noticed, landscape shrub roses have taken the country by storm. In home gardens, in containers and along highways, these low-maintenance roses bloom continuously from spring until frost with little to no effort. Read

How to Grow Plants from Seed

Pressed Flower and Foliage Picture Art

Gardening with Children

How to Grow Cannas

How to Grow Rhubarb - Rhubarb is a hardy perennial with large leaves grown for it's acid stalks. Grown in the vegetable garden, or used as an attractive border in a garden area, 4-6 plants will usually provide the average family with a fresh supply of rhubarb. Read

How to Make Organic Compost

Decorative Painted Terracotta Pots

The English Cottage Garden

Flower Photo Scented Greeting Cards

How to Grow Lavender - Lavenders are a sun loving perennial ideal for planting in a rock garden, in front of a shrub garden, in a perennial garden, or used as a hedge. Gorgeously fragrant, invigorating, and rich with healing properties, lavender has been cultivated from the beginning of recorded civilization. The flowers grow in fragrant spikes and come in colours ranging from deep purple and lilac to white, cream, pink, sky blue, red-violet and even green. Read

Give your Home Curb Appeal

Drying and Preserving Roses

Garden Planning and Design

Lavender Gifts to Make

How to Grow Lemon Balm - Lemon Balm (Melissa Officinalis) is a hardy bushy perennial which grows in sprawling clumps and comes in plain green, variegated and golden varieties. The leaves are wrinkled with scalloped edges that have a pleasant lemon fragrance when bruised. Read

Create a Garden Retreat

Garden Fine-Art Prints, Posters and Photography

"My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece." - Claude Monet