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Raised garden beds are a great way to grow vegetables, herbs, flowers, and other plants. With the soil elevated above ground level, raised beds provide many advantages over traditional in-ground gardening They improve drainage, reduce weed pressure, make gardening more accessible, and allow for greater control over the soil environment. But perhaps the most important … Read more
Designing with raised garden beds has become increasingly popular with home gardeners and landscape designers. Raised beds can fit any style or space, providing visual interest and a beautiful, productive focal point. They can also make your garden more accessible. In this guide, we’ll share important design concepts we’ve learned from more than three decades … Read more
Country Living editors select each product featured. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Why Trust Us? Whether youre designing a new garden or want to boost your existing gardens aesthetic, incorporating edging is a way to highlight the garden area and add more personality. Creating borders or garden edging establishes … Read more
Country Living editors select each product featured. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Why Trust Us? Whether youre designing a new garden or want to boost your existing gardens aesthetic, incorporating edging is a way to highlight the garden area and add more personality. Creating borders or garden edging establishes … Read more
Bay leaf plants (Laurus nobilis) are a popular herb known for their fragrant leaves that are used to flavor soups, stews, and other dishes. While bay leaf plants can grow quite large when planted in the ground, they can also thrive when grown in containers. Here is a complete guide to caring for bay leaf … Read more
There are several different types of Laurel plants that are suitable for hedging. Most of the hedging plants sold in the UK come from the Common or Cherry Laurel group (Prunus laurocerasus) but Portugal Laurel also makes a dense, evergreen hedge. Bay Laurel is also a useful hedging plant but is not hardy enough in … Read more
First, thanks for sending a good photo with your question – it makes things so much easier. Often people send me questions but fail to give me enough information to help them. We had a bay tree in a pot for many years – it’s now in the ground – and had similar problems with … Read more
With its delightfully unique bat-shaped flowers, bat-faced cuphea (Cuphea llavea) makes a fun and fabulous addition to gardens. While often purchased as young plants, growing this beauty from seed can be highly rewarding. This comprehensive guide covers proper harvesting, storage, sowing, and germination tips to help you successfully propagate new bat-faced cuphea plants. Harvesting Bat-Faced … Read more
Bay leaf tree, or Bay laurel (Laurus nobilis) is a well known garden plant. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree that provides leaves commonly used in cooking to add flavour as a pot herb that is added during cooking and then removed before the dish is eaten. It can also be a useful … Read more
The laurel shrub is a common background hedge in gardens around the world. While we know laurel plants are pretty popular amongst us humans, are they safe for us pet parents to have in our gardens, or are laurels poisonous to dogs? Let’s find out. Bringing a new plant into your home can be an … Read more