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Gardener trimming a formal green hedge with electric shears on a sunny summer day

The Mistake Most Gardeners Make When Pruning Hedges in Summer

Trees and shrubs
Close-up of powdery mildew white coating on cucumber leaves in summer garden

Powdery Mildew Is Exploding Right Now — Stop It Before It Spreads

Treating diseases and pests
Wilting tropical houseplant near a sun-scorched window on a hot summer day

Your Houseplant Is Suffocating in the Heat — and You Can’t See It Happening

Indoor plants
Blue metaldehyde slug pellets scattered near vegetable garden beds with dog paw print nearby

Slug Bait Is Killing Dogs This Summer — Here’s What Every Pet Owner Must Know

The Vegetable Patch
Close-up of spent brown rose blooms left on a bush in summer heat

Stop Deadheading Your Roses This Way — You’re Cutting in the Wrong Place

Roses
Close-up of olive tree branch with scorched brown leaves caused by Xylella fastidiosa infection

Xylella Fastidiosa Is Spreading — And Your Olive Tree or Lavender Could Be Next

Treating diseases and pests
A small garden bird drinking from a shallow stone bird bath on a hot summer day

Garden Birds in a Heatwave: How to Help Them Survive Extreme Heat

Special reports
Overgrown woody lavender shrub with bare stems and sparse purple blooms in summer garden

Your Lavender Is Woody and Bare — This Summer Trim Fixes It Before It’s Too Late

Garden Flowers
Lavender and rosemary plants wilting in dry summer garden with cracked soil around roots

You’re Watering Your Mediterranean Plants Wrong — And Summer Is Making It Worse

Special reports
Gardener pruning a potted lemon tree on a sunny patio in summer

Prune Your Potted Lemon Tree This Summer and Watch It Fruit Like Never Before

The fruit Orchard
Close-up of wilting SunPatiens plants drooping in intense summer heat in a garden bed

SunPatiens Are Wilting in the Heat — Here’s What’s Actually Going Wrong

Garden Flowers
Lemon balm and citronella plants growing in terracotta pots on a sunny garden patio

These 7 Plants Actually Repel Mosquitoes — Plant Them This Summer and Reclaim Your Garden

Garden Flowers
Close-up of red spider mite webbing on underside of a green plant leaf

Red Spider Mites Are Exploding This Summer — Here’s How to Stop Them Fast

Treating diseases and pests
Dense cluster of green aphids covering a rose bud and stem in summer

Aphids Are Colonising Your Roses Right Now — Here’s How to Stop Them Fast

Roses
Spent coffee grounds being sprinkled around the base of a rose bush in a summer garden

Coffee Grounds on Roses — the Garden Myth That’s Hurting Your Plants

Roses
Dry brown lawn in summer drought with cracked soil and yellowing grass blades

Your Lawn Has Gone Brown in Summer — But It’s Probably Not Dead

Lawn Care
Wilting SunPatiens plant with drooping stems and dull leaves in bright summer sun

SunPatiens Are Wilting in the Heat — Here’s What’s Actually Going Wrong

Garden Flowers
Dramatic bird of paradise plant with orange flowers near a bright sunny window indoors

These Fierce, Sun-Scorched Plants Are Thriving on Your Windowsill — and Visitors Can’t Stop Staring

Indoor plants
Dramatic bird of paradise plant with large tropical leaves in a bright sunlit living room

These Exotic Plants Are Secretly Thriving in Your Home — and Looking Spectacular This Summer

Indoor plants
Lush bird of paradise and monstera plants displayed together in a bright living room

Your Living Room Could Look Like a Botanical Garden — Here’s the Plants That Make It Happen

Indoor plants
Bird of paradise, yucca and monstera plants arranged dramatically in a bright sunlit living room

These Plants Travelled Thousands of Miles to Reach Your Living Room — and They’re Spectacular Right Now

Indoor plants
Dramatic indoor plant collection featuring yucca, monstera and bird of paradise in a bright living room

These Desert and Jungle Plants Look Like Living Sculptures — and They’re Thriving Indoors Right Now

Indoor plants
Large bird of paradise plant with dramatic leaves in a bright sunlit living room

These Wild, Dramatic Plants Are Living in Your Home — and They’re Thriving

Indoor plants
Scorched brown lawn with short-cut grass showing heat stress and bare patches in summer

The Mowing Mistake That’s Burning Your Lawn This Summer

Lawn Care
Clematis vine with faded brown seed heads and tangled stems on a garden trellis in summer

The Clematis Pruning Mistake That Costs You an Entire Season of Flowers

Climbing plants
Wisteria vine with faded blooms and green foliage on a garden pergola in summer

Wisteria Finished Blooming? Do This Now or You’ll Lose Next Year’s Flowers

Climbing plants
Gardener lifting tulip bulbs from dry summer soil with a hand trowel

Tulip Bulbs After Flowering: What to Do Right Now for an Even Better Display Next Year

Bulb flowers
Close-up of wilting SunPatiens plants with drooping stems and limp leaves in summer heat

SunPatiens Wilting in the Heat — What’s Really Happening and How to Revive Them Fast

Bulb flowers
Potted lemon tree with yellowing leaves and sparse fruit in summer heat

The watering mistake that stops citrus trees fruiting in summer

Citrus
Close-up of rose leaf showing black spot disease and powdery mildew coating in summer

Three white powders, one orange dust, one black crust — your roses are fighting all summer long

Roses
Wilting SunPatiens plants in a summer garden bed, drooping in intense afternoon heat

Your SunPatiens Are Wilting in the Heat — Here’s How to Revive Them Fast

Herbs and spices
Gardener pruning a flowering shrub with secateurs on a sunny summer morning

Prune This Shrub Now or Lose a Full Season of Flowers

Trees and shrubs
Close-up of rose leaves showing black spot disease with yellow halos on dark green foliage

Rose Leaves Covered in Black Spots, Rust or White Powder? Act Now

The fruit Orchard
Close-up of silver-streaked leaf damage caused by thrips on a garden plant in summer

Thrips Are Destroying Summer Gardens — and Most Gardeners Don’t Even See Them

Treating diseases and pests
Close-up of wilting SunPatiens flowers drooping in intense summer heat

SunPatiens wilting in the heat? Here’s exactly what’s wrong

Garden Flowers
Wilting potted houseplant near sunny window with dry cracked soil surface

Your Potted Houseplant Is Drying Out Too Fast This Summer — Here’s Why

Indoor plants
Close-up of rose leaves covered in black spots and yellowing edges in summer garden

Your Roses Have Black Spots, Rust, or White Powder — Here’s How to Fix All Three This Summer

The Vegetable Patch
Spent petunia and marigold flowers wilting on stems in a summer garden border

Do This to Your Annuals Right Now or You’ll Lose Color All Summer

Garden Flowers
Spent coffee grounds being sprinkled around the base of a blueberry bush in a summer garden

Which Garden Plants Actually Love Coffee Grounds — and Which Ones Don’t

Gardening
Close-up of rose leaves showing black spot disease with yellowing and dark fungal lesions

Black Spots, Rust, Powdery Mildew on Roses: Fix All Three This Summer

Special reports
Wilting lavender plant with yellowing stems in dry summer garden bed

Your Drought-Tolerant Plants Are Dying in Summer — And Overwatering Is Why

Gardening
Hands sprinkling used coffee grounds around green garden plants in summer soil

Your Coffee Grounds Are Sitting in the Kitchen — Your Garden Needs Them Right Now

Indoor plants
Close-up of rose leaves covered in black spots and yellowing edges in summer garden

Your Rose Leaves Are Covered in Spots — and Summer Is Making It Worse

Treating diseases and pests
Close-up of yellowing cucumber leaves on a vine in a summer vegetable garden

Your Cucumber Leaves Are Turning Yellow This Summer — Here’s What’s Really Wrong

The Vegetable Patch
Gardener sprinkling used coffee grounds around the base of a rose bush in summer garden

The Mistake Most Gardeners Make With Coffee Grounds This Summer

Trees and shrubs
Hydrangea flower heads turning brown and crispy at the edges in summer heat

Your Hydrangeas Are Turning Brown Right Now — Here’s What Summer Heat Is Really Doing to Them

Garden Flowers
Dahlia plant with lush green leaves but no buds forming in a summer garden bed

Your Dahlias Aren’t Budding Yet — Here’s the June Mistake That’s Stalling Them

Garden Flowers
Faded wilting summer flowers in a garden border under harsh June sunlight

Your Summer Flowers Are Fading Too Fast — What June Heat Is Doing to Your Blooms

Garden Flowers
Close-up of rose petals dropping prematurely from a half-open bud in summer heat

Your Roses Are Dropping Petals Too Early — Here’s What June Is Doing to Them

Garden Flowers
Courgette plant with abundant yellow male flowers but no developing fruit on the vine

Your Courgettes Are Flowering But Setting No Fruit — Here’s Why

The Vegetable Patch
Close-up of a ripe red tomato split open on the vine in a summer garden

Your Tomatoes Are Splitting Open Right Now — Here’s Why It Keeps Happening

The Vegetable Patch