Ericaceous compost is lime-free and more acidic than most composts. Plants such as azaleas, heathers, blueberries and camellias cannot tolerate lime and need an acidic soil. Traditionally ericaceous ...

Choosing to use peat-free compost is now widely regarded as the way forward for gardening. Generations of gardeners have used peat to raise seeds and grow plants because of the reliable way it holds ...

No time or room to make your own compost? So, how do you choose what's best for you from the wide range in garden centres? As spring approaches, we'll be sowing, planting, mulching and digging - but ...

This is officially my best-ever year for peat-free gardening. I’ve been growing beautiful as well as productive plants without peat-based composts for many moons, but this season has been exceptional ...

AS SPRING approaches, we'll be sowing, planting, mulching and digging – but which compost do we need for each job? There are basically two types of compost: Soilless and soil-based. Soilless types are ...

Heathers were once the national plant of upland Britain, they were a part of our psyche and appeared everywhere, not in the least on the front of almost every car that visited the moors - a sprig of ...

Given a sheltered spot, where the cyclamens won’t get too wet, this combination will pack a punch until March. Line the container with some bubble wrap to insulate against frost. Often used as a “dot” ...

One of the most commonly asked questions in gardening is ‘what’s the difference between mulch and compost?’ Both are usually brown and soil-like, both help nurture plant growth – so how come they are ...

As spring approaches, we’ll be sowing, planting, mulching and digging – but which compost do we need for each job? To keep things simple, be aware that there are basically two types of compost: ...