Practical hints, tips and tricks from the Collective.
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Think your garden's dying back? Think again. Your garden's more alive than ever - it's just gone underground. Nutrient heists, fungal raves, next year forming beneath your feet. That mess you want to tidy? Brilliance in disguise. Look closer...
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My ever-expanding autumn and winter tasks.
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My honest struggle to share my gardening passion with my teenage sons reveals the surprising ways young people actually connect with green spaces - and what the horticultural industry might learn from it.
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Early summer growth is fast and rampant, but without swift staking, high winds can wreak havoc. From willow teepees to elegant chestnut posts, here’s how we support our plants at Perch Hill: beautifully, naturally, and just in time.
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Welcome to June, where gardens explode, gardeners implode, and that once perfect spring border becomes gloriously, beautifully chaotic. Perhaps it's time to embrace the mess?
Houseplants
The houseplant game is a different one to outdoor gardening: when it goes wrong, the evidence is sitting there in front of your eyes, not tucked away outside. But if you've failed before, it's time to get back in business with my potted wisdom.