Aconitum (Monkshood): How to Grow It Safely
How to grow aconitum (monkshood) safely in UK gardens: planting in damp part shade, wearing gloves, siting away from children and pets, and the best types.
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Best Oxygenating Pond Plants for Clear Water
The best oxygenating pond plants for UK ponds: native hornwort, water-milfoil and starwort, how to plant them, and the invasive ones you must never buy.
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How to Grow Erigeron (Mexican Fleabane)
How to grow Mexican fleabane (Erigeron karvinskianus) in walls, steps and paving cracks: sowing, where it thrives, spring cut-back and self-seeding.
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Himalayan Blue Poppy: How to Keep It Alive
How to grow the Himalayan blue poppy (Meconopsis) in the UK: cool moist shade, acid leafy soil, the first-year bud trick, and dividing clumps.
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Best Plants for Dry Shade: 15 UK Winners
The best plants for dry shade in the UK: 15 tough plants for under trees and beside north walls, plus the simple ground prep that helps them settle in.
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How to Grow Curry Plant (Helichrysum)
How to grow curry plant (Helichrysum italicum) in the UK: full sun, gritty soil, beating winter wet, when to trim and easy cuttings for spares.
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How to Grow Sweet Woodruff in the UK
How to grow sweet woodruff in the UK: a scented, white-flowered ground cover for dry and dappled shade, plus how to plant, divide and keep it in bounds.
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How to Grow Wintersweet (Chimonanthus)
How to grow wintersweet in UK gardens: why a sunny wall matters, how long it takes to flower, the best varieties, planting and pruning in February.
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How to Grow Erythronium Dog's Tooth Violet
How to grow erythronium (dog's tooth violet) in shade: buying fresh corms, planting depth, the easiest varieties, summer dormancy and dividing clumps.
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How to Grow Liriope for Dry Shade
Grow liriope (lily turf) as tough evergreen ground cover for dry shade under trees: spacing, the one yearly chop, and which type to buy.
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Best Plants for Wet, Boggy Soil
The best plants for wet, boggy soil in UK gardens: bog perennials, big-leaved foliage, shrubs and ferns that thrive in ground that never dries out.
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How to Grow Bleeding Hearts (Dicentra)
How to grow bleeding hearts in the UK: where to plant them, how deep, how to divide the brittle roots, and why they vanish in summer.
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Slow-Growing Hedging Plants for UK Gardens
Slow-growing hedging plants that need just one trim a year. Yew, holly, box and their alternatives compared on growth, height, spacing and care.
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How to Grow Valerian and Centranthus UK
How to grow valerian in the UK: tell red valerian (Centranthus) from medicinal Valeriana officinalis, then match each to the right soil, site and care.
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Hardy Garden Ferns: Best Types and a Fernery
The best hardy ferns for UK gardens, how to plant and care for them in shade, and how to create a Victorian-style fernery in a shady corner of your garden.
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California Poppies: Sow Once, Flowers for Years
How to grow California poppies (Eschscholzia) in the UK: when to sow, why poor soil is best, the top varieties and how to keep them self-seeding.
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How to Grow Sarcococca (Christmas Box)
How to grow sarcococca, the winter-scented Christmas box, in UK gardens. Which type to choose, where to plant it in shade, pruning and easy care.
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How to Grow Blue Fescue (Festuca glauca)
How to grow blue fescue (Festuca glauca) for year-round blue in gravel, pots and edging: best varieties, gritty planting and stopping brown centres.
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Euonymus: The Shrub That Keeps Going All Winter
How to grow euonymus in UK gardens: evergreen ground cover, wall climbers, coastal hedges and native spindle, with planting, pruning and scale care.
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How to Grow Lily of the Valley in Shade
How to grow lily of the valley in UK shade: planting pips in autumn, the best varieties, keeping the spread in check, dividing clumps and pet safety.
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Grow Forget-Me-Nots and Stop Them Spreading
A friendly guide to forget-me-nots in UK gardens. When to sow, which kind to grow where, and how to enjoy them without them taking over.
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Cistus: The Rock Rose That Loves Heat
Grow cistus, the sun-loving rock rose, with this easy guide to the best varieties, planting in poor soil, light pruning and winter care.
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Hakonechloa: The Golden Grass for Shade
How to grow hakonechloa (Hakone grass) in UK shade: the best golden varieties, planting, pots, autumn colour, dividing and good shade partners.
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Hypericum: St John's Wort for Every UK Spot
How to grow hypericum in UK gardens: ground cover for dry shade, 'Hidcote' for borders, tutsan and berry types, plus pruning and dealing with rust.
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Scilla: Tiny Blue Bulbs for Early Spring
How to grow scilla in UK gardens: the best species, when and how deep to plant, naturalising in grass and under trees, and telling scilla from chionodoxa.
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Campanula: Bellflowers for Every UK Border
Grow campanula in the UK: eight easy bellflowers from tiny alpines to tall border plants, where to plant them, keeping slugs off and dividing clumps.
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Aquilegia: The Self-Seeding Shade Perennial
Grow aquilegia, or granny's bonnet, the easy way: best varieties, shady spots, sowing seed, keeping self-seeding in check and sawfly.
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Daylilies: Tough, Beautiful, Impossible to Kill
How to grow daylilies (Hemerocallis) in the UK: the best varieties, planting depth, dividing clumps, clay soil and why they're dangerous for cats.
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Mahonia: Winter Flowers When Nothing Blooms
Grow mahonia for scented yellow winter flowers in the shadiest corners. The best types, where to plant, pruning leggy plants and berries for birds.
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Japanese Anemones: The Best Late Show
How to grow Japanese anemones in UK gardens: the best varieties, planting in shade or sun, keeping their spread in check and autumn border partners.
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Coreopsis: Tickseed That Flowers All Summer
How to grow coreopsis (tickseed) in the UK: the long-lived types to choose, planting for drainage, deadheading for months of flowers and dividing clumps.
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How to Grow Astrantia in the UK
How to grow astrantia (masterwort) in the UK: the best varieties, planting in shade, deadheading for more flowers, cutting for the vase and dividing.
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How to Grow Lavatera in the UK
How to grow lavatera (tree mallow) in the UK: the best varieties, a hard prune every March, where to plant it and how to take cuttings.
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How to Grow Stipa Feather Grass UK
How to grow Stipa feather grass in a UK garden, from golden oats to Mexican feather grass, with easy tips on planting, cutting back and self-seeding.
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How to Grow Yarrow in the UK
How to grow yarrow (Achillea) in the UK: the best varieties, planting in sun and lean soil, dividing tired clumps, and cutting and drying the flowers.
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Easy Self-Seeding Plants That Replant for You
Easy self-seeding plants for a cheap, low-work UK garden. Which ones to start with for each spot, how to begin from a few packets and which to avoid.
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How to Grow Evening Primrose in the UK
Grow evening primrose in the UK for yellow flowers that open at dusk and bring in moths. Easy sowing, the best kinds, and how to stop it spreading.
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How to Grow Yucca in the UK
How to grow hardy yucca outdoors in the UK: which types survive winter, full sun and sharp drainage, easy care, flowering and safe handling.
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The easiest plants that self-seed in UK gardens, and how to keep them happy without letting them take over your borders.
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How to Grow Aubretia in the UK
How to grow aubretia in UK gardens: easy varieties, planting in walls and rockeries, the trim after flowering, and growing new plants from cuttings.
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How to Grow Daphne in the UK
How to grow daphne in UK gardens: the best kinds for winter scent, where and how to plant, light pruning, pots, and keeping pets and children safe.
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How to Grow Muscari (Grape Hyacinth) UK
How to grow muscari (grape hyacinth) in the UK: when and how deep to plant, the best varieties, growing them in lawns and pots, and keeping them in check.
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How to Grow Astilbe in the UK
How to grow astilbe in the UK: the best varieties, keeping the soil moist, shade, planting, dividing clumps and good partners for a damp border.
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How to Grow ZZ Plant in the UK
How to grow a ZZ plant in a UK home: the right light, how rarely to water, what compost to use, easy propagation and fixing yellow stems.
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How to Grow Amaryllis in the UK
How to grow amaryllis in the UK: when to plant for Christmas flowers, watering and feeding, and the simple summer routine that gets it to bloom again.
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How to Grow Heuchera (Coral Bells) in the UK
How to grow heuchera in a UK garden: colourful varieties, the right bit of shade, pots, dividing old plants, beating vine weevil and winter care.
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How to Grow Sedum (Stonecrop) in the UK
How to grow sedum in UK gardens: tall border types, ground cover, green roofs, easy cuttings and the best varieties for sunny, dry spots.
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How to Grow Thalictrum (Meadow Rue) UK
How to grow thalictrum (meadow rue) in a UK garden, with friendly tips on varieties, part shade, moist soil, staking, dividing and good partners.
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How to Grow Viburnum in the UK
How to grow viburnum in the UK: the best types for every season, planting, soil, when to prune, berries for birds and easy evergreen hedging.
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How to Grow Miscanthus in the UK
How to grow miscanthus (silver grass) in UK gardens: the best varieties, planting, cutting back in late winter, dividing and lovely border partners.
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Best Summer Flowers for UK Gardens
The best summer flowers for UK gardens, from dahlias and hardy geraniums to cosmos and sweet peas, for borders, pots and the vase.
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How to Grow Iris in the UK
How to grow iris in UK gardens: bearded, Siberian, dwarf and water iris, how deep to plant, when to divide and the best varieties to try.
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How to Grow Olive Trees in the UK
How to grow olive trees in UK gardens: hardy varieties, pots or the ground, the drainage they need, winter protection, pruning and the odd olive.
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How to Grow Salvia in the UK
How to grow salvia in the UK: the best hardy and tender types, where to plant, how to keep them flowering till autumn and getting them through winter.
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How to Grow Witch Hazel in the UK
How to grow witch hazel in UK gardens: the best varieties like 'Jelena' and 'Pallida', the right soil, planting, light pruning and autumn colour.
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Best Ground Cover Plants UK
The best ground cover plants for UK gardens, for shade, sun, slopes and paving cracks, with spacing and planting tips to keep weeds down.
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How to Grow Catmint (Nepeta) in the UK
Grow catmint in UK borders: the best varieties, where to plant, the July chop for a second flush of flowers, rose partners and why bees love it.
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Best Plants for Sandy Soil in UK Gardens
The best plants for sandy soil in UK gardens: shrubs, perennials, grasses, trees and veg that love quick-draining ground, plus how to help them settle in.
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Best Shrubs for Shade UK
Twelve reliable shrubs for shady UK gardens, from tough aucuba to hydrangeas and camellias, with how to plant them under trees and by north walls.
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Best Indoor Plants for UK Homes
The best indoor plants for UK homes, which room suits each one, how often to water them, and which are safe to keep around cats and dogs.
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Drought-Tolerant Plants for UK Gardens
The best drought-tolerant plants for UK gardens: tough perennials, shrubs, grasses and ground cover that stay happy with very little watering.
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Best Low-Light Houseplants for UK Homes
The best houseplants for darker UK rooms, with where to put them, how to water in dim light and winter care, plus a word on pets.
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How to Grow Anemones in the UK
How to grow the three main kinds of anemone in the UK: spring blanda, bold De Caen for cutting, and tall Japanese anemones for late summer shade.
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Best Winter Flowering Plants for the UK
Ten cheerful winter flowering plants for UK gardens, from hellebores and snowdrops to scented sweet box, for shady borders, walls and pots.
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Flowers for Shade: Best Annuals for UK Gardens
The best annuals for shady UK gardens. Busy lizzies, begonias, fuchsias and torenia bring colour to north-facing beds, pots and baskets.
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Types of Hydrangeas: UK Varieties
Mophead, lacecap, panicle, climbing or oakleaf? Meet the main types of hydrangea, the best UK varieties, and how to pick the right one for your spot.
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Climate-Resilient Plants for UK Gardens
Tough plants for the UK's changeable weather. Shrubs, trees and perennials that cope with dry summers, wet winters and late frosts.
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Pet-Safe Garden Plants: 27 UK Choices
Friendly picks of pet-safe garden plants for UK gardens, from flowers and shrubs to herbs and climbers, plus the common plants to keep away from pets.
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Best Plants for Shade in UK Gardens
The best plants for shade in UK gardens, from deep shade to dappled light: perennials, shrubs, ground cover, ferns and climbers that brighten dark corners.
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Best Winter Flowering Shrubs for Scent
The best winter flowering shrubs for UK gardens: scented sweet box, witch hazel, wintersweet and daphne, plus mahonia and viburnum for shade and structure.
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How to Grow Hydrangeas in the UK
How to grow hydrangeas in UK gardens: the main types, where to plant, when to prune each one, how to get blue or pink flowers and growing in pots.
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How to Grow Calla Lilies in the UK
Grow calla lilies in the UK: which ones survive winter outside, when to plant, growing them in pots or by a pond, and keeping tender ones safe.
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How to Grow Lavender in the UK
How to grow lavender in the UK: which type to choose, how to plant it for good drainage, when to prune, and how to harvest and dry it.
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How to Grow Primroses in the UK
How to grow primroses in UK borders and pots: where to plant, watering, dividing clumps, dealing with vine weevil and why wild plants stay put.
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How to Grow Snowdrops in the UK
How to grow snowdrops in the UK: why planting in the green works best, where they thrive, the best varieties and how to divide clumps for more.
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How to Grow Daffodils: UK Guide
How to grow daffodils in UK gardens: when and how deep to plant, drifts in grass, care after flowering, dividing clumps and the best varieties.
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Lawn Alternatives: Ground Cover Plants UK
Fed up with mowing? Friendly advice on UK lawn alternatives, from chamomile, thyme and clover to moss, gravel and easy creeping ground cover.
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How to Grow Clematis: Pruning Groups
Grow clematis with confidence: how to plant them deep, which pruning group yours is, when to cut back, and how to train them up a support.
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How to Care for Succulents Indoors
Keep indoor succulents happy in UK homes: a sunny windowsill, a gritty soil mix, soak-and-dry watering, the best types and fixes for stretching and rot.
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Best Pond Plants for UK Gardens
The best native pond plants for UK gardens, zone by zone: water lilies, oxygenators, marginals and bog plants, with planting depths and wildlife tips.
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How to Grow Hellebores in the UK
How to grow hellebores in a UK garden: the best types for winter flowers in shade, planting, the January leaf tidy, leaf spot and easy care all year.
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How to Grow Heather: 3 Types & Best Soil
How to grow heather in a UK garden: which of the three types suits your soil, when to plant, how to trim without killing it, and a care calendar.
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Ornamental Grasses for UK Gardens
The best ornamental grasses for UK gardens, from tall Miscanthus to little blue fescue, with easy tips on planting, cutting back and dividing them.
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Low Maintenance Garden Plants for the UK
Easy-care plants for UK gardens that look great with very little work: tough perennials, evergreen shrubs, grasses and weed-smothering ground cover.
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Best Evergreen Shrubs for UK Gardens
Ten easy evergreen shrubs for UK gardens, from scented winter Mahonia and Sarcococca to shade-proof Aucuba, with simple planting and pruning tips.
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How to Create a Wildflower Lawn
Turn part of your lawn into a wildflower meadow: getting the soil right, yellow rattle, when and how to sow, and the one cut a year it needs.
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