horticulture
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How to Choose the Best Autumn Fertiliser for Anything in Your Garden
Autumn is one of the three times of year you fertilize. When plants are ready to wake up in spring, you surprise them with a brunch of nitrogen-rich plant food to help them grow; in summer, you give them boosts of phosphorus and potassium to give them a brain food they need to make vegetables,…
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How to Grow a Wildflower Garden From Seed (and Why You Should)
Wildflowers bring a beautiful array of colour to your garden, and they come in more varieties than you might realise. And in addition to being beautiful, wildflowers attract pollinators like bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, so they’re great for the rest of your garden as well as the local wildlife.
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Don’t Prune These Plants in the Spring
No matter how much cleanup and prep you do in your garden before winter arrives, there’s always a list of new maintenance tasks each spring. And along with cleaning out garden and flower beds and preparing the soil, many people are tempted to give their plants a spring haircut to get them ready for the…
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Do These Things Now to Prep for Your Spring Garden
Occasional warm days in August are a teaser for spring, so we understand if you’re starting to daydream about the garden you’ll plant when it’s closer to summer. But there’s no need to wait — you can get started on some of your spring gardening tasks right now.