Latest articles by Emma Kendell
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Get More Flowers From Your Garden Plants, All Summer Long, With These 6 Expert TricksIt’s easy to double the amount of blooms in your backyard without buying any extra plants, once you know how.
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This Easy DIY Trick Will Halve the Time You Spend Watering Your Garden This SummerYes, really. This self-watering system is simple to set up in your garden and makes irrigation incredibly efficient.
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How to Paint Plant Pots For a Gorgeous Garden Upgrade – Here’s Everything You Need to Know to Get a Great Result and a Beautiful BackyardMatch up all your patio pots and planters, add a pop of color, or create an easy artistic design for a garden accent that’s uniquely yours.
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Baking Soda Makes the Best Mosquito Trap For Your Yard – Yes, ReallyIf mozzies are ruining your evenings on the patio, upcycle a plastic bottle and add two cheap pantry staples to trap the pesky critters, naturally.
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Should You Use Baking Soda to Grow Sweeter Tomatoes? The Truth Behind This Viral Gardening TrendIf you’re growing tomatoes this summer, you need to know the facts behind this crazy-popular baking soda hack – because there’s a far better way to use this pantry staple to get healthy plants and an abundant crop.
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Grow Your Own Pumpkins for Halloween – But Sow Right Now in Early June so They Ripen in TimeFancy decorating your porch with a homegrown jack o’lantern this year? Here's everything you need to know.
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Use the Right Support Stake for Each Border Plant – You'll Stop the Flop and Keep Your Garden in Shape All SummerLet’s untangle all the confusion over which stakes best suit which plants, shall we? Here's everything you need to know about plant supports…
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IKEA’s New Patio Plant Stand Will Turn a Boring Wall Into a Beautiful Display of Foliage and Flowers, FastEvery small garden needs a shelving unit to maximise growing space and create exciting new possibilities – it's time to raise your gardening game.
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10 Cheap and Easy DIY Projects to Upgrade Your Garden StorageSort out your shed and organise your garden clutter with these clever upcycling ideas.
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10 Creative Ideas To Turn Cheap Grocery-Store Bedding Plants Into Unique Garden CenterpiecesAnnual plants are incredibly economical to buy, but use them imaginatively and they’ll look a million dollars!
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6 Fast-Growing Flowers That Bloom in Weeks – Sow Them Before May Ends to Fill Border Gaps and Patio Pots With Easy Summer ColorThese cheap, speedy seeds will grow hundreds of blooms in time for summer, filling your garden with flowers, quick, in all zones. What are you waiting for?
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I’m Sick of Watering My Patio Pots Already So I’ve Topped Planters With Cheap Clay Pebbles – and They’re Keeping the Compost Moist Much LongerPut your watering can away and your feet up: no-chemical clay balls cut irrigation time in half.
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10 Top Garden Trends at the World-Famous Chelsea Flower Show That’ll Look Fabulous in Your Backyard, TooEvery May, RHS Chelsea Flower Show sets stylish new garden trends that influence gardeners all around the globe. Here are the very best ideas, for all the inspiration you need to create a beautiful backyard in 2026.
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10 Simple Ways to Turn Your Patio Into an Outside Living Room This Summer, if You Want a Stylish Yard Without Spending a FortuneYou don’t have to blow the budget to have a fabulous garden – all these easy DIY ideas bring effortless interior style to your outdoor space.
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Don’t Plant Dahlias Before You’ve Made This One Vital Check!Make sure your tubers are good to grow with a quick and simple test, so you don't waste time and garden space.
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This One Tasty Plant Can Increase Your Tomato Yield By 20%, and it’s So Easy to Grow From SeedFolks, this is a no-brainer: if you grow tomatoes this summer, you should sow this simple-to-grow game-changer alongside for stronger, healthier plants and a bumper crop.
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Ikea’s Fab New Faux Flowers are the Spring Cheat We All Need – and Stems Start at $1.99Hydrangea, cosmos, iris and the prettiest-ever poppy stems just got added to Ikea’s already-awesome range of artificial blooms.
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25 Quick and Clever Small-Space Container Gardening Ideas You Can DIY on a BudgetA compact garden can be just as glorious as a big backyard if you get creative with your planters and patio pots. Here’s all the inspiration you need to transform your outside space without splashing the cash…
