Latest articles by Emma Kendell
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10 Creative Ideas To Turn Cheap Grocery-Store Bedding Plants Into Unique Garden CenterpiecesAnnual plants are incredibly economical to buy, but use them imaginatively and they’ll look a million dollars!
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6 Fast-Growing Flowers That Bloom in Weeks – Sow Them Before May Ends to Fill Border Gaps and Patio Pots With Easy Summer ColorThese cheap, speedy seeds will grow hundreds of blooms in time for summer, filling your garden with flowers, quick, in all zones. What are you waiting for?
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I’m Sick of Watering My Patio Pots Already So I’ve Topped Planters With Cheap Clay Pebbles – and They’re Keeping the Compost Moist Much LongerPut your watering can away and your feet up: no-chemical clay balls cut irrigation time in half.
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10 Top Garden Trends at the World-Famous Chelsea Flower Show That’ll Look Fabulous in Your Backyard, TooEvery May, RHS Chelsea Flower Show sets stylish new garden trends that influence gardeners all around the globe. Here are the very best ideas, for all the inspiration you need to create a beautiful backyard in 2026.
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10 Simple Ways to Turn Your Patio Into an Outside Living Room This Summer, if You Want a Stylish Yard Without Spending a FortuneYou don’t have to blow the budget to have a fabulous garden – all these easy DIY ideas bring effortless interior style to your outdoor space.
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Don’t Plant Dahlias Before You’ve Made This One Vital Check!Make sure your tubers are good to grow with a quick and simple test, so you don't waste time and garden space.
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This One Tasty Plant Can Increase Your Tomato Yield By 20%, and it’s So Easy to Grow From SeedFolks, this is a no-brainer: if you grow tomatoes this summer, you should sow this simple-to-grow game-changer alongside for stronger, healthier plants and a bumper crop.
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Ikea’s Fab New Faux Flowers are the Spring Cheat We All Need – and Stems Start at $1.99Hydrangea, cosmos, iris and the prettiest-ever poppy stems just got added to Ikea’s already-awesome range of artificial blooms.
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25 Quick and Clever Small-Space Container Gardening Ideas You Can DIY on a BudgetA compact garden can be just as glorious as a big backyard if you get creative with your planters and patio pots. Here’s all the inspiration you need to transform your outside space without splashing the cash…
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What the Predicted Super El Niño Weather Event Means For Gardeners This May, and How to PrepareLatest reports suggest this extreme weather phenomenon is expected as early as May – safeguard your garden plants with these 6 measures, pronto!
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Deadhead These Flowers in May For Stronger Plants and Lots More Blooms – it Takes Seconds and Transforms Your GardenIf you're not already a deadheading devotee, May is the time to start snipping faded flowers – you'll be amazed how abundant your backyard becomes.
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6 Edible Flowers to Start Growing in May For the Prettiest Salads, Cakes and Charcuterie Boards Come SummerWhether you’re entertaining family and friends or simply pleasing yourself, edible flowers will raise your food to restaurant level as well as making your garden look good.
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Why Your Lawn Is Brown or Patchy in May – and How to Green Up Your Grass, FastThe sun’s out and so are we, back in our gardens and ready to enjoy life outdoors again. But if your lawn didn’t get the memo, here’s what to do for quick, lush results…
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Scent a Path or Driveway With This Resilient Low Growing Plant – it Releases a Cloud of Fresh Fragrance Whenever it’s Stepped OnCreeping thyme has an incredible citrus aroma as well as pretty purple flowers: plant it in your driveway or entrance path to greet visitors and welcome you home with a heady burst of lemon scent.
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8 Best Plants For Patio Pots if You Want Maximum Flowers For Minimum Effort – These Perennials are as Low Maintenance as They are LovelyYes, you can fill your patio with wonderful color, year after year, without having to water every day.
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ALDI’s Solar Fire Bowl is the Patio Upgrade Your Backyard Needs – it’ll Bring a Cozy Ambience to Long Summer Evenings in the GardenThis elegant solar light fire bowl arrives in the middle aisle on May 6 and it's a backyard bargain – I’m wagering it won’t take long to sell out.
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10 Gardening Gadgets That Save Time and Stress – and the One I Use Most Costs Less Than $7These are my ride or die gardening gadgets that help to make my backyard low maintenance.
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Ikea’s New Garden Cabinets are the Chic Space-Saving Storage Solution Your Backyard NeedsStoring garden tools and patio clutter just got a whole lot simpler and more stylish – it's time to ditch that rotten shed…
