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New Video this month-An easy to prune summer flowering Clematis
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If you would like help 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 has developed it. I'm not on commission, its just very good! Check it out in your app store.
Plants and Shrubs for July
It's Agapanthus time! I just love Agapanthus, so bold and stylish. Did you know there are evergreen and deciduous varieties and their flowers are a little different, the left image is the evergreen variety.
Agapanthus are very long flowering, up to two months from emerging blooms to end of the flowering period.
Agapanthus has a reputation for being a bit tricky to grow - best growing tips and more images of Agapanthus.
Bees love their tubular flowers to climb in and gather nectar.
Not unsurprisingly, they have flowered much early this year.
July Garden Offers
Crocus has some great Agapanthus offers with 40-50% off well worth a visit.
The hot weather has played havoc with hanging baskets and tubs. I'm looking for replacements as they will not last the summer - check out offers on trailing Fuchsia pre-planted baskets at Suttons and 50% off bedding plants at Crocus.
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
