Are insects infesting your garden and pests plaguing your plants? This is the time of year for hungry slugs, so protect your pots and plants with our simple, natural method.…
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How to prune wisteria wisely
Follow The Field’s guide on how to prune wisteria wisely to keep the walls of your house attractively covered. Wisteria is best pruned twice a year and now is the…
How to stop weeds growing in borders
To get your borders looking their very best, follow our simple tips on how to stop weeds growing in borders. And attract more insects to your flower beds instead with…
How to grow Scotch roses: hardy, scented and reliable
Scotch roses were dismissed as old fashioned during Queen Victoria’s reign. But they are hardy, scented and reliable, they don’t need pruning and never get black spot. In short, they…
How to stop weeds growing on a patio
Weeds growing between paving slabs on a patio is a common problem. But back-breaking work or harsh chemical sprays are not the only options to keep the patio tidy. We…
How to grow flowers to cut for arrangements
Flowers have the power to transform a house. But a vase filled with homegrown blooms is even better. Follow our guide on how to grow flowers to cut for arrangements.…
How to find pignuts
Follow our guide on how to find pignuts – a hidden treasure for wild foragers. In May and June, pignuts can be found growing in woods, meadows and on verges…
How to grow early harvest potatoes
Our eagerness to enjoy new potatoes year-round has resulted in an often over-mature offering from the supermarket. Avoid disappointment by learning how to grow early harvest potatoes in pots, by…
How to grow Egyptian walking onions
Learn how to grow Egyptian walking onions for an addition to the vegetable bed as useful as it is amusing. Though rather untidy, it stores easily, is hardy, perennial and…
Ashes to ashes: the devastation of ash dieback
Ash is the second most abundant tree in small woodlands after oak, used extensively by furniture makers and craftsmen, praised for the extensive biodiversity it can sustain and beloved by…