Spring Gardening

Updated 2025: So you’ve got your ticket in hand for the Chelsea flower show and are giddy with excitement. You can’t wait to see what’s on offer. However, some key pieces of advice will help you avoid pitfalls and mental/physical fatigue. You can put your mind at rest to enjoy the world’s most celebrated flower […]

Maintaining a well-manicured lawn requires regular upkeep, and a lawn mower is crucial for achieving that clean-cut finish on your grass. Whether you’re looking to upgrade your existing lawn mower or buy one for the first time, choosing the right mower for your needs is essential. With so many available options, deciding which one to […]

Plant food and fertilizer can be somewhat confusing if you’re new to gardening or even an expert gardener. With the multiple different types of fertilizer, from shop-bought to homemade plant foods, it can be tricky working out what to feed which plant, when to feed and by how much. Often, so many gardeners just feed […]

Herbs are a wonderful part of any container, kitchen or aromatic garden. Offering delicious scents in the garden and edible plants used for culinary, medicine and aromatherapy. These easy-to-grow plants are a great starting point for any new gardener, which is why there’s been a rise in the number of people growing herbs here in […]

Updated 2023: Compost is the life force of many gardens. Whether buying it in bags from the garden centre (hopefully peat-free) or making your own with composting bins, this black gold is a multi-purpose wonder feed for the garden. However, most gardeners I speak to don’t know what to do with compost once it’s finished […]

This guide from guest writer and gardening enthusiast Rosie Buckley gives the Garden Ninja community some top tips when planning any hedge cutting. As birds are a vital part of our garden’s ecosystem ensuring we don’t disturb them is key to clean hedge cutting. This page contains affiliate links for products I use and love. […]

Updated 2024: This guide will show you why mulching your garden flower beds, and backyards can help you become a better gardener. By adding a thick mulch to your garden borders your garden gets a needed boost for flowering and vegetable growing. Mulching has incredible benefits, such as reducing weeds, reducing the need to water, […]

Trees are a vital part of any successful garden design. Even the most miniature garden can accommodate a suitably sized tree. Trees add height, interest, a habitat for wildlife and privacy. There’s so much to love about including trees in any garden! If you have a small garden, did you know you can plant trees […]

Long before online shopping and plants by mail, splitting and dividing plants was one of the best ways of propagating your garden plants. It’s also been used for years as a way to help share and spread plants amongst communities without having to grow new plants slowly from seed. Furthermore, by getting down and dirty […]

Scarification of a lawn is often used to revitalise and keep an existing lawn in check. Scarification involves using a machine, a bit like a lawnmower but much sharper, with a rotating set of blades that slice down into the topsoil. This acts to cut the grass rhizomes, drag out debris and furrow the soil. […]