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The Sunday Gardener is an independent website, written by a human. There are over 250 pages full of gardening advice and practical tips.
There are over 80 short videos on TSundayGardener YouTube channel.
New Video this month-An easy to prune summer flowering Clematis
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If you would like to identify birds in your garden, the app Merlin is excellent. The app identifies birds by their song, is free, appears very accurate, and provides a wealth of bird information. Cornell Lab of Ornithology developed it. I'm not on commission, it's just very good! Check it out in your app store.
Flowering favourites for August
Dahlia are the stars of the garden in August. Blooming from July until the first frosts, they are at their peak in August. There are so many shapes and sizes to choose from and a vast range of colours. Dahlia will grow well in containers and borders, a great value colourful summer flowering perennial.
Common advice is to lift dahlias and overwinter them somewhere dry and this can put gardeners off from growing them.
It's not necessary, check out How to Grow Dahlia and video How to Overwinter Dahlia.
July Garden Offers
Now's the time to pick up some Dahlia bargains, Crocus has 50% potted Dahlia plants
and last chance to buy Agapanthus 50 % discount.
Thinking about spring bulb planting. September is the start of Daffodil planting and Suttons Deal of the week offers 50% Narcissus Tete-a-tete bulbs.
Gardening ideas and inspiration
Flowering plants and Perennials
There are so many perennials to choose from. Ideas and inspiration about the best spring and summer flowering plants, 20 great scented plants, and 10 easy grow plants.
How to beat the slugs and plant slug resistant flowers and shrubs.
Get more out of your plant with the best long flowering plants which bloom for weeks.
Pick up tips on drought-resistant plants and select the best climbing plants for your garden.
Plus detailed growing advice to get the right plant in the right place.
Wildlife friendly and sustainable gardening
The best plants to attract butterflies and bees into your garden. Which shrubs are most loved by birds.
Create a haven for birds and wildlife with a wildlife garden and natural planting.
Top tips for sustainable gardening and how to be a greener gardener.
The benefits of a garden pond as magnet for wildlife
All About Shrubs
Shrubs are the backbone of the garden. They add form and structure all year round. There are shrubs for all gardens, soils and aspect and many are maintenance.
For growing advice, ideas and images of spring and summer flowering shrubs.
12 of the best evergreen shrubs and fast-growing evergreen shrubs.
Shrubs for autumn and winter interest
and shrubs for shade.
Monthly gardening Calendar
The Sunday Gardener's monthly calendar is full of topical gardening tips
Month by month gardening advice to help you manage your garden.
Timing can be very important, especially around the tricky subject of pruning and what to plant out and when.
The month by month gardening guides will keep you on track and are a complete seasonal guide to gardening.
Grow your own veg.
Growing your own veg has become so popular, and rightly so. It lets you produce satisfying, fresh and wholesome veg and saves money.
It can be daunting at first. Why not start with the 10 easiest vegetables to grow?
Follow the Sunday gardener's step-by-step guides for individual veg growing requirement.
Short of space, check out the best veg for growing in containers.
Top Gardening tips
Top gardening tips including how to be a greener gardener plus 10 best ways to save money in the garden.
The 8 best ways to get rid of slugs and snails.
What is the Chelsea chop and how to use it.
Glossary: Frost Hardy. What does it mean and does it matter?
Make your own plant supports
