Garden tips
Seasonal tips
Simple, practical advice to help your garden through the year.

Autumn jobs for a tidy garden
Leaves, hedges, lawns and borders: the autumn jobs that keep a Worcestershire garden tidy through winter and ready for spring.

Keeping grass healthy through summer
Hot, dry spells are hard on lawns. How to mow and water in summer, why a brown lawn usually recovers, and the other jobs to keep on top of.

Getting your lawn going in spring
A few simple steps in spring set your lawn up for the rest of the year: the first cuts, raking out moss, feeding, repairs, edges and weeds.

Looking after your garden in winter
There's less to do in winter, but a little care now pays off in spring: protecting lawns, winter pruning, planning bigger jobs and checking for nesting birds.