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Sunny border with separate drifts of salvia, penstemon, agastache and monarda in flower
GuidesStep-by-step guide5 min read

Hummingbird Garden

A hummingbird garden built on planting rather than sugar water. Which flower shapes they can actually use, feeder rules that avoid harm, and how to plan for territoriality.

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Blue mophead, white lacecap and cone shaped paniculata hydrangeas flowering in dappled shade
GuidesStep-by-step guide5 min read

How to Grow Hydrangeas

How to grow hydrangeas without cutting off next year's flowers. Identify your type first, then prune, feed and water accordingly. Plus the soil pH colour question.

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Sunny border of marjoram, catmint and single dahlias in flower with bees working them
GuidesStep-by-step guide5 min read

Pollinator Garden

A pollinator garden that actually works: flower shapes bees can use, a plan that covers March to October, and why water and bare soil matter as much as flowers.

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Border of bearded irises in flower with rhizomes visible on free draining gravelly soil
GuidesStep-by-step guide4 min read

How to Grow Irises

How to grow irises: bearded irises want their rhizomes baking on the surface, not buried. Which type suits your soil, when to divide, and why yours stopped flowering.

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Packed flower border of geranium, salvia and catmint beside a grass path
GuidesStep-by-step guide7 min read

Flower Gardening

Flower gardening made simple: pick plants that suit your light, plant them closer than feels right, and get colour from spring to frost. With costs.

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