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Lavender dying or looking poorly is genuinely one of the most misdiagnosed plant problems in UK gardening, because the symptoms of almost every possible cause look identical. Brown, drooping, wilting foliage can mean overwatering, root rot, too much shade, wrong soil, overly woody growth, or simply old age. The good news is that once you […]

The critical point with hydrangeas not flowering is that different causes require completely different solutions. The fix for wrong pruning timing is not the same as the fix for frost damage, which is not the same as the fix for too much shade or too much nitrogen. Reaching for a general-purpose fertiliser and hoping for […]

I’ve been working as a professional garden designer and presenter on BBC Garden Rescue for over 20 years, and choosing the right trees has always been the first element I consider in any new design. Get the tree right and everything else falls into place around it. The common fear is that trees are only […]

After twenty years of designing gardens professionally and working on everything from inner-city courtyard lawns to large estate turf, I have seen every cause of yellow and patchy grass the UK climate can throw at a lawn. This guide runs through all of them, shows you how to identify which one is affecting your lawn, […]

Planting a tree is one of the most rewarding things you can do in a garden. In over 20 years as a professional garden designer and presenter on the BBC’s Garden Rescue, I have planted hundreds of trees across all manner of spaces: tiny urban courtyards, sprawling country gardens, and everything in between. The single […]

BBC Garden Rescue designer Lee Burkhill explains how to get rid of garden weeds organically — which tools work, why homemade remedies fail, and how to stop weeds coming back.

Here’s the thing about lawn weeds that drives most gardeners completely bonkers: you can’t treat what you can’t identify as a lawn weed. I’ve lost count of how many times clients have told me they’ve been battling “that yellow flowery thing” or “the spreading green stuff” with completely the wrong treatment. It’s like trying to […]

This comprehensive guide will walk you through the most effective methods for removing weeds from your lawn while keeping your grass healthy and thriving. I’ll help you identify common culprits to understand why they appear in the first place, and you’ll learn practical, beginner-friendly techniques that actually work from me, Lee Burkhill – the Garden […]

Starting to garden as a beginner can be daunting. You search the shed and find a rusty trowel, maybe a wobbly-handled spade that has seen better days. They may have even been left by the last owners, too ashamed to take them with them. You have a go at using them to find that they […]

What frustrates me about most “best secateurs” guides online is that they are written by people who borrowed a pair for a weekend or were sent them by a company in return for positive reviews. Worse still, some gardeners barely prune or have little expertise in using and maintaining secateurs. It means that when you […]