How to start a balcony herb garden with limited sunlight
A shady balcony can still give you a very decent herb harvest, as long as you choose the right plants…
Category Garden Ideas
Easy plant and flower ideas for gardens, balconies, patios and indoor spaces, from colourful borders to low-maintenance containers.
Best flowers for shady gardens that still bring colour
Shady corners can feel stubbornly green: plenty of leaves, but hardly any flowers. You might have a fence, a north-facing…
Top pollinator plants that bring bees and butterflies into the garden
If your borders look busy with flowers but strangely quiet, with hardly a bee or butterfly in sight, it’s usually…
Best herbs to grow together in small gardens
When space is tight, the herbs you put together matter more than the number of pots you own. If your…
Small courtyard garden ideas that make tiny spaces feel full
A small courtyard can feel like a dead end: high walls, a patch of paving, a drain cover and not…
Best balcony plants for windy patios and small spaces
Strong wind on a balcony can shred delicate leaves, dry pots in a day and leave plants leaning away from…
Top 8 drought tolerant flowers for hot summer gardens
When borders bake in July, many lush plants collapse, brown at the edges and demand constant watering. If your pots…