Flowers are widely used in gardens, and they're often split into three general categories; perennials, annuals and biennials. Most flowers fit into one of these categories, where it can give you a good idea of ...

Areas in a garden can have wet soil due to things like rain, soil composition and the water table in your garden. If you have one of these areas, you might use certain plants well suited so they have a good cha...

There are many things that can cause areas in a garden to have dry soil, where an area might not get a lot of rain, have decreased rainfall due to shade or maybe have soil that doesn't retain water very well. I...

Many gardens have areas that don't get much sun during the day due to nearby buildings or things above an area. This is often called heavy/full shade, where an area might get less than around 3 hours of sun in ...

When selecting plants for a garden, different areas will get different amounts of light/shade. A plant will have certain ideal sunlight requirements, so be best suited to the light in a certain part of your gar...

If your garden has an area that gets lots of sunlight throughout the day, you need to be careful which plants you use, where plants not suited may not grow well. A lot of sun can cause soil to become quite dry,...

Often gardens will have areas that are quite dry and shaded, for example under trees, near your house, along garden walls, these types of areas. If you're lucky an area might just be shady and still get some mo...

When deciding what to plant in your garden there's a wide range of plants available. You might plant flowers like perennials to add some variety all year round or maybe annuals to give the garden some colour du...

Flowers are a category of plants that flower at some point during the year. They're widely used in gardens, where there are many varieties available in varying colours and sizes. This article goes through every...

Ornamental grasses are something you can add to your garden that can be used in lots of different places. This article goes through everything you need to know about growing them. Grass is something you'd norma...