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Cold temperatures and frost can damage tender plants and can even cause plant death. By taking some simple steps you can protect your plants ensuring they flourish for years to come. Follow our handy guide for some top tips.

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Chlorophytum, a natural air purifier

Our guide gives a month to month overview of what flower seeds to sow.  Find out what you can sow this month .
How to Grow Cucamelons

About an inch long these amazing vegetables look like a miniature melon and taste like a cucumber with an added hint of lime. They are great in salads and you can add them to your favourite tipple (an ice and a slice of cucamelon anyone?). Find out more here.
Gardening Jobs for December

Do you want to know what you should be doing in the garden this month? Our handy guide lists all the jobs you should be doing. Find out more here.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show


There are so many benefits in joining the RHS including free entry to amazing gardens, discounted tickets to the RHS Flower Shows, a monthly garden magazine, to free gardening advice from horticulture experts. Why not join today?
Air Purifying Houseplants
 
Houseplants are back in vogue and are a great addition to any home. However, did you realise that many of the easiest to grow houseplants can help purify the air and remove airborne pollutants? This guide lists 10 of the best.
Sansevieria, a natural air purifier

Sansevieria has a raft of common names that are descriptive of its looks. One of its most well known common names is Mother in Law's Tongue due to the leaves resembling a pointed tongue! It is one of the best houseplants you can have to remove harmful pollutants from the air.
Chlorophytum, a natural air purifier

The Chlorophytum or spider plant is an easy to grow houseplant with surprising health benefits. Spider plants help purify the air by removing harmful pollutants. NASA studies proved they removed formaldehyde, xylene and toluene.
A Outdoor Cactus for the UK
 
Is there such as thing as an outdoor cacti in the UK, that you can just leave out all year and not worry about? Well there might be.  You can grow the Peanut Cactus inside and outside in the UK. Find out more here.
How to Choose the Perfect Flower Bulb

With so many different bulbs to choose from and numerous bulb suppliers how do you know what to spend your hard earned cash on? Our guide will give you some handy hints on choosing the perfect bulb. The golden rule is the better the quality bulb you buy the more spectacular the results you will achieve. 
Tools to Make Bulb Planting Easier

Bulbs are easy to grow because everything you need to produce beautiful flowers is contained within the bulb itself. However, if you have a number of bulbs to plant you may not be looking forward to digging loads of holes, so why not invest in one of the tools designed to help.
Bulb Planting Augers


If you have lots of bulbs to plant you may be looking for something to make digging all those holes easier. A bulb auger may be what you are looking for. In this article we explain what a bulb auger is, how you use it and most importantly is it any good?
Snowdrops in Flower
 
Snowdrops are the first sign that spring is on its way. If you want to buy Snowdrop bulbs, buy as early as you can so they haven't been sitting in a hot store drying out.  Plant immediately after purchase. Snowdrops are great under deciduous trees, in grass and in borders. 
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