Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society is undoubtedly one of the best authorities on all aspects of gardening and horticulture. Its aim as a charitable foundation is to promote good gardening. For instance, you can find advice on choosing plants for particular situations and how to grow them to perfection. And if you are searching for a particular plant, just try the incomparable RHS Plant Finder!
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Visit Crocus, our choice of online garden centre
You can get everything you need for the garden from Crocus, a convenient and classy online garden centre. Find special offers on plants and gardening products, advice and lots of inspirational pictures of plants to help you choose.
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Gardening with children
It's very rewarding for a gardener to pass on his or her experience, knowledge, skills and love of gardening to the next generation. Even very small children can enjoy having a little patch to tend. Older ones will soon develop their own ideas for what to grow in their piece of garden territory. Here are some ideas for good things to grow with children, and how to plan a safe and child-friendly garden.
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A wildlife garden
Wildlife gardening is a fascinating and absorbing way of managing your garden, however small, to make it attractive to you and your local wildlife. Use this information to get started, and discover the wildlife that could already be around in your garden.
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Save the peat bogs!
Peat has been used for many years as a soil improver and it is a major ingredient in many commercially produced composts. Peat comes from peat bogs, which have a unique ecosystem and support their own wildlife species. They help to control drought and flooding by stabilising groundwater. Yet, largely because of the ignorance of gardeners everywhere, 94% of UK lowland peat bogs have been damaged or destroyed. We are, quite literally, using them up, with damaging environmental consequences.

You don’t have to use peat in your garden. Making your own compost is easy and free, using only your kitchen fruit and vegetable waste. This is commonsense: save the last peat bogs, cut down on landfill waste, and have a ready source of soil improver for your garden. If you do have to buy compost, choose a peat-free alternative. These are widely available and labelled as such.

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