Growing

The importance of super soil for a blooming spring!

Ahead of the start of Spring on March 20, there are lots of valuable hacks you can try to ensure your garden is ready for the new season!

Winter is drawing to a close, the weather is hopefully starting to warm up, and everything outdoors is anticipating the start of an exciting growth period through March and April.

The experts at GardenBuildingsDirect.co.uk have identified...

The National Trust is launching a new ‘grow-along’

Join the National trust grow-along and grow your own loofahs!

The National Trust is launching a new ‘grow-along’ to help people grow their own loofahs, which can be used as a sustainable alternative to plastic washing up sponges.

In 2019, the team at Knightshayes in Devon grew their first crop of loofahs – the fruit of Luffa cylindrica , a vine in the cucumber family – and began using them to wash dishes as an alternative to disposable, plastic...