Essential Steps to Make Your Garden Summerproof

There's nothing more frustrating than trying to fall asleep in a hot bedroom during the hottest nights of summer. An air conditioner is the easiest way to fix your overheated bedroom. But if you don't have one, or can't afford one, you don't need to toss and turn in discomfort. There are other, more affordable ways to make your bedroom cooler.

The gardens at Great Dixter.

Winter is here, and that means cold weather. What’s better when it’s cold out than curling up next to a warm fire? It is actually so easy to make your own mini firepit, and you probably already have most of what you need for it, anyway! Check out this tutorial, where I’ll walk you through creating your own gorgeous firepit.

This easy garden bed cover has really helped me save my kale and other plants but especially, I love the look and how simple it is to make it. Simple things are the best and sometimes the most successful.

The backyard is certainly one of the most useful and versatile parts of your home – the possibilities are endless when it comes to decorating, renovating or remodeling it! You can add an artificial pond, a pool or a tanning bed if you aim to make it as comfortable as possible, or you can add an outdoor oven, a barbecue grill, a gardening shed to store all your gardening tools and equipment or even a small playhouse where your children can play safely. Nonetheless, it is essential to organize your backyard efficiently and to make the best of all the available space, and here you will find 40+ DIY backyard ideas that you can try!

For the time-rich and cash-poor, gardening is the perfect hobby. And although at this time of year it’s tempting to go and splurge at the garden centre, most gardeners would argue that exercising caution and restraint will help you spend your money more wisely, and end up with a better garden. It’s a cliche, but as with most cliches, has a lot of truth; with gardening, the more effort you put in, the more you get out.

Rosa ‘Boscobel’ in a walled garden in east London

When we talk about native plants, we’re often referring to landscaping, but what about growing your own edible native plant garden? Native plants have adapted to where you live, after all, and unlike, say, your usual tomatoes and strawberries, native edibles have new flavors and scents to try. Meanwhile, planting edible native plants helps to forge a connection between the way we live now, and the way communities in the West have existed for thousands of years. “Just growing these plants is a way to tap into the continuum of time,” says Evan Meyer, the executive director of the Theodore Payne Foundation. “By growing edible plants, your garden can become a much more meaningful place.”   

We’ve all been there, the premature demise of our cilantro bolting into bitterness and a head full of seeds after an unexpected heat spike. But what if we started thinking about these “failures” as new flavor opportunities? One gardener’s flop is another’s feast after all. I’m talking seed-turned-spice drawer—yes, that downed cilantro is now your own hefty supply of gourmet coriander. 

Prepare for the new season and dress your home in the lush colour of green! For the launch of the new H&M Home Spring collection we styled their new items for a lush and fresh spring look. By simply changing the plant pots, you can update the entire look of your urban jungle. These new gold H&M Home pots reflect the light and brighten even the darkest corners. Or go for glass domes and create a mini terrarium with some pink Fittonia and Soleirolia soleirolii. Create a cozy green reading nook where you can have a tea, read a book and relax after a long day. On top of that, we’re sharing some easy and simple tricks from some common plant challenges.

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If you want to bring home traditional gardening aesthetics, these are the Best Japanese Plants for Your Garden that are worth your efforts. They are all pretty and easy-growing species!