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Stop, your orchid isn’t dead: how to get your phalaenopsis orchid to rebloom

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Drought declared: 5 garden changes to make now

orange and yellow helenium sneezeweed, 'waltraut' in flower.

10 perennials to plant in August for lasting colour

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Tried and tested: 6 best secateurs for pruning

a colourful mix of perennials including crocosmia, lobelia, helenium and eupatorium.

12 resilient plants that thrive in full sun

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These 5 garden plants could reduce your home's value by up to 25%

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Don't skip these 7 plants to prune in August – they'll reward you with healthier growth next spring

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What to do with lupins after flowering

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5 best plants to attract birds in August

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7 trees for small gardens that add height without stealing space

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Garlic’s pungent smell could help deter rats from your garden

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Design

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Can my neighbour build a shed against my fence?

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Can my neighbour build a pergola next to my fence?

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The most inspiring builds of Shed of the Year 2026

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5 gardenscaping ideas for transforming your space

Plants

blue cornflower in field

10 beautiful garden flowers blooming in July

flowerbed of sweet william flowers with pink, red, and white blooms

Plant these 5 biennials before the end of July

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6 plants that attract ladybirds to your garden

chinese star jasmine flowers, trachelospermum jasminoides in bloom.

What to do with jasmine after flowering

Makeovers

norfolk garden makeover before after

See how a plain lawn became a garden sanctuary

garden fence paint colours

19 trending colours to paint your fence

before after £200 garden makeover using scaffolding boards

Before & After: a £200 DIY garden makeover

nicki chapman reveals garden makeover designed by mark gregory

Tour Nicki Chapman's beautiful new garden

More garden news and ideas

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Keep cats out of your garden with these 5 natural deterrents - including this 30p fruit

pink japanese anemone tomentosa robustissima, or grapeleaf anemone in flower during the autumn

These underrated flowers bring more autumn colour

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How to make cut flowers last in warm weather

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How to grow and care for aloe vera plants

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freshly harvested multi colored radishes from the garden

The easiest veg to plant for autumn garden colour

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What to do if you spot a neighbour breaking a hosepipe ban

woman deadheading rose with rain damage in summer garden gardener cutting wilted flowers off with pruner

How to prune roses so they thrive and bloom from summer into autumn

a country garden with mixed planting of trees, shrubs and perennials on a sunny day

4 lawn mistakes not to make after a heatwave

colourful pink, purple and white hydrangeas in a vase

3 plants to bring into your home this summer

string lights with dark metal shades against wooden wall background.

The £5 Dusk lights that will make your garden look more expensive

watering vegetables in the heat

How to care for vegetables in hot, dry weather

white mophead hydrangea 'annabelle' in flower

What to do with hydrangeas after flowering

digitalis flowers texture as nice spring background

Plant these 8 garden favourites before July ends

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Alan Titchmarsh’s must-do July gardening jobs

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Why gardeners are using electric toothbrushes to grow more tomatoes

watering clay pot in garden soil near tomato plants.

Gardeners are turning to this ancient clay pot watering method

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