The 10 best ideas for your garden from BBC Gardeners World Live 2023

RHS Hampton Court 2023 is short for The RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival. But that sounds far too grand.

The growing season is long in USDA Zone 9, as in, it lasts almost all year thanks to mild winters. This hardiness region extends from parts of Florida, across the lower portion of Louisiana and into coastal Georgia and Southern Texas. In these locales, salty air, sandy soil, heat, and lots of sun are prevalent. You’ll want to look for choices that can stand up to drought and are resilient when it comes to both soil and weather conditions. Tropical florals like hibiscus and showy trees like the Southern magnolia will do well in Zone 9 as well as a variety of ground covers, textural shrubs, and herbs. 

A garden or yard of the house is always incomplete without a fence; anyone would agree with that fact. But building a commercial fence is extremely expensive and could probably affect your budget, especially if you are looking to build it in a particular way, theme or even as a complement to the design of the house.

Spending time outdoors is an essential crucial part of a healthy lifestyle, one that eases the mind and delights the senses. And when it comes to your own backyard, the entire idea of a floating deck comes as a solution to how you can organize a small corner outside that will complete your backyard design whilst serving as an entertaining, relaxing space, the ideal vision for a summer night spent with friends and family. The simple structure of a floating deck confers an airy fresh vibe to your yard and offers all the necessary space you desire to organize an outdoors dinning area or a pallet lounge zone with little trouble. You can even take the idea further and build the deck around a majestic tree without it being connected to your actual house or terrace or, why not, around a round pool or Jacuzzi with the sole purpose of ultimate relaxation.

Explore the world of DIY container water gardens and bring nature’s serenity into your home. With these creative ideas, you can transform everyday containers into peaceful aquatic oases, perfect for growing water-loving plants.

Rosa ‘Boscobel’ in a walled garden in east London

With the help of these Really Clever Window Herb Garden Ideas for City Gardeners, you will be able to grow organic supplies for your kitchen, that too in a tiny space, for fresh and flavorful taste in cuisines!

Life feels like a nonstop grind of weighing different options, doesn’t it?“Creamy or crunchy?” “Denim or khaki?” “Do I tell them how I

Have a look at some of the best DIY Tiki Torch Ideas for your garden that you can use to add a ‘light appeal’!

Looking back on it now I fail to see the fun in apple bobbing but for some bizarre reason, fun it was. In fact, sticking your head into a dustbin of freezing cold water with your hands tied behind your back whilst desperately trying to latch onto an apple with your incisors before you drowned was the absolute pinnacle of Halloween fun. Trick or treat ? Pah. I can only assume that this game was conjured up by someone desp

Let your walkway glow at night using just a few rocks and glow in the dark paint. This DIY is one of the easiest projects to accomplish. Check more about it here!

If you’ve ever checked out the roses at your local nursery, I’m sure you’ve noticed that some appear to grow small and have petite blossoms, while others are big and bushy, with blossoms that look like they must have a thousand petals. Maybe you’ve heard of wild or tea roses, but you’re wondering w